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• Virred

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Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: Virred
Exhibition name: Out Of India ™

Bred by M.S. Viraraghavan (India, 2005).
Introduced in United States by Roses Unlimited in 2006 as 'Out Of India'.

Hybrid Gigantea, Shrub.  

Red.  None to mild fragrance.  17 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Large, semi-glossy foliage.  

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

R. gigantea hybrid; colour changes from bright red to purple.

This is a name thought up by Pat Henry of Roses Unlimited Nursery, who is the source for our roses in the U.S.A. As she kept looking at this bright clear red flowered plant, growing in a pot in her garden, she said she kept liking it more and more. She wrote to us asking if we would consider registering it as ‘Out of India’ as obviously that’s where it came from. We had no objection at all, indeed welcomed the name, so that is how this variety got its name.