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• Gloire de Rome
• Gloria di Roma
• Glory of Rome
• Rome Glory

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Bred by Domenico Aicardi (1878-1964) (Italy, 1937).
Introduced in France by Marcel Robichon in 1938 as 'Gloria di Roma'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1940 as 'Rome Glory'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Scarlet, cerise reverse.  Moderate fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  

Bushy, upright.  Dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 304  on  8 Nov 1938   VIEW USPTO PATENT