'Birthday Present' Rose

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'Birthday Present' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Barbara B

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: Birthday Present
Exhibition name: Birthday Present

Origin:

Bred by Douglas Toogood (1893-1973) (Australia, 1950).

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Dark red. Supple canes. Strong fragrance. 20 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 9'10" to 13'1" (300 to 400cm). Width: 4'11" to 9'2" (150 to 280cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Guinée × Rouge Mallerin

Notes:

There is a discrepancy in the references as to whether the seed parent was 'Guinee' or ['Guinee' x unknown].

Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has semi-double shapely flowers of dark red on a vigorous bush...