'Schlösser's Brilliant' Rose

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'Schlösser's Brilliant' rose Description

My HMF:

'Brillant (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1952)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Bug_girl

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Brillant (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1952)
• Brilliant (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1952)
• Detroiter

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Detroiter

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1952).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1952 as 'Detroiter'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1954 as 'Schlösser's Brilliant'.
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1958 as 'Brillant'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Carmine-red, red shading. Moderate fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 242

Schössers Brilliant, 242, W. Kordes und Söhne, Sparrieshoop in Holstein (Germany).

United States - Patent No: PP 1,219 on 6 Oct 1953 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Poinsettia × Crimson Glory (hybrid tea, Kordes 1935)

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