Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Large-flowered climber
Growth Habit: Up to 12 feet tall
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Michael Henry Horvath, 1940
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6b and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
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)
Plant Height: 12 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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  • Rose

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Date: c. 1954
photo from the 1954 catalog, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

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