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Hybrid Gallica.  

Red.  None to mild, opinions vary fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned, rounded bloom form.  Moderate, once-blooming spring or summer.  Medium, rounded buds.  

Medium, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, lax, spreading.  Medium, matte, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 3" (8cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders, garden, landscape or specimen.  Hardy.  vigorous.  can be grown as a shrub.  drought resistant.  flowers drop off cleanly.  heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.  Prune after flowering is finished.  Prune dead wood.