'Erotika ®' Rose

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'Erotika ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of carmenbcdc

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Eroica
• Eroika
• Erotica

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Eroica
Exhibition name: Eroica

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, 1968).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1969 as 'Erotika'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong, damask fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. High-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 37" to 4¼' (95 to 130cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Dr. A.J. Verhage

Notes:

See COMMENTS for REFERENCE for source of parentage information.