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'Crimson Sky' rose Description
'Negresco ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Sofya
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
37 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Large-Flowered Climber.
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2004).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2007 as 'Crimson Sky'.
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 2009 as 'Negresco'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Vermilion.  Fire engine red.  Mild, apple fragrance.  38 petals.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing.  Semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 8' to 12' (245 to 365cm).  Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for garden or landscape.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.  
Patents:
European Union - Patent No: EU34894  on  22 Apr 2013
Application No: 2009/2673  on  2009
 
United States - Patent No: PP 18,564  on  4 Mar 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/471,623  on  21 Jun 2006
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Delsap` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Meideuji` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the `Kortello` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `Delmur` variety (non-patented in the United States)....The rose plant of the new variety was approximately two-and-a-half years of age
Notes:
Sister seedling to 'Red Eden'