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'Red-Letter Day' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jocelyn
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Red-Letter Day (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1914) Exhibition name: Red-Letter Day
Bloom:
Scarlet - crimson, pink stamens. Devoid of any blue or magenta. golden stamens, petals twist back and forward. Cactus-dahlia-shaped flowers. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Upright. Matte, grey-green foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
A tall bedder that had a white streak in the center petals. Deepening in autumn to "almost black". Sage-green foliage. Refer 1925 reference for "a prolific bearer of seed pods".
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