'Little Joe' Rose

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'Little Joe' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Looymans (Looijmans), P. J.

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Little Joe

Origin:

Bred by P. J. Looymans (Looijmans) (Netherlands, 1921).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1924 as 'Little Joe'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Crimson - scarlet. up to 5 petals. Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Red Letter Day (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1914) × H. V. Machin

Notes:

The breeder's grandson, Joep Looijmans, provided the image of his grandfather's rose from the Supplement to Amateur Gardening (1925).
Different opinions on respective seed and pollen parents. See References.