'Congo' Rose

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'Congo' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Congo
Exhibition name: Congo

Origin:

Bred by Charles Mallerin (France, before 1943). Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1943).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1943 as 'Congo'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Dark red, brown shading, scarlet shading. Mild to strong fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy. Leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Admiral Ward × Lemania (hybrid tea, Heizmann 1936)

Notes:

In the 1944 reference Mallerin is cited as the breeder and Meilland as the introducer.