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'Leuchtfeuer' rose Description
Photo courtesy of odinthor
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid China. Registration name: Leuchtfeuer (hybrid china, Türke, 1909)
Class:
China / Bengale, Hybrid China.
Bloom:
Red. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, well-branched.
Height: 16" to 18" (40 to 45cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
At some point, this rose was apparently confused in (European?) commerce with President Taft, which see. Leuchtfeuer was a brillant red Hybrid China, while President Taft was a salmon-pink Hybrid Tea.
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