'Olde Romeo' Rose

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'Olde Romeo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lance Mellon

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HADromeo

HMF Ratings:

47 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HADromeo
Exhibition name: Olde Romeo

Origin:

Bred by Harvey D. Davidson (United States, 1993).
Introduced by C&L Valley Rose Co. in 1994 as 'Olde Romeo'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Crimson. Strong fragrance. Old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 9,404 on 19 Dec 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A new rose cultivar of the Hybrid Tea Class Characterized by having medium
sized dark red, loosely shaped, flat, intensely fragrant flowers on a
vigorous upright bush. This plant has been designated as `Hardromeo`. It
will be marketed in the USA under the tradename of `Olde Romeo`.

Inventors:

Davidson; Harvey D. (Orinda, CA)

Parentage:

seed:	Smooth Sailing
pollen:	Old Smoothie × {[ Polly × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)] × Simon Bolivar}

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