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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Aïda (hybrid tea, Mansuino 1956)

Bred by Ada Mansuino (Italy, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Aïda'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1960 as 'Aïda'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Rose-red.  Strong fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium buds.  

Upright.  Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  

France - Patent No: FR1246157  on  3 Feb 1961
United States - Patent No: PP 1,639  on  3 Sep 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 632,985  on  31 Dec 1956