'The Alamo' Rose

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'The Alamo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alamo

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: The Alamo

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Co-Operative Rose Growers in 1958 as 'The Alamo'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'The Alamo'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. Cardinal red. Mild fragrance. 100 to 125 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,689 on 11 Mar 1958 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 676,456 on 5 Aug 1956

Parentage:

Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949) × Independence

Notes: