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Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Big Red (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1967)

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, 1967).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1967 as 'Big Red'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1978 as 'Big Red'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Dark red.  Mild fragrance.  52 petals.  Average diameter 5.25".  Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  

Medium, bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,693  on  13 Dec 1966   VIEW USPTO PATENT