| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Medium red |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In small clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | China |
| Growth Habit: | Tall, 5 to 7 feet |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Misc: | Thornless or almost thornless |
| Hybridizer & year: | Rudolf Geschwind, before 1897 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 6 and warmer |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 5-7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Parentage: | ((Sir Joseph Paxton x Fellenberg) x Papa Gontier) x Gloire des Rosomanes |
| Child plants: | 9 child plants |
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