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'Always' rose Description
'Always (hybrid tea, Leon 1957)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Always (hybrid tea, Leon 1957)
Origin:
Bred by Charles F. Leon, Sr. (United States, before 1957).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Flowers cardinal red.  Moderate, centifolia, old rose fragrance.  24 to 32 petals.  Average diameter 6".  Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,692  on  18 Mar 1958   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 672,848  on  18 Jul 1957
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