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'Red Alert' rose Description
'Red Alert (Miniature, Moore, 1986)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Barden, Paul
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Miniature.
Registration name: MORalert
Exhibition name: Red Alert
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1985).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 1991 as 'Red Alert'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Red, lighter reverse.  Mild fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 1' to 14" (30 to 35cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  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..  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 8,193  on  6 Apr 1993   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 803227  on  6 Dec 1991
Miniature rose plant named MORalert
Ralph S. Moore, Visalia, California
... primarily identified by flowers of exhibition form, essentially medium red in color, with reverse of petals being a slightly lighter shade of red... moderately thorny... Slight fragrance... has a normal height of 12-14 inches or more... A plant which grows and blooms satisfactorily both in greenhouse and outdoors; is good for growing in pots; and provides excellent garden decoration as well as cut flowers... Parentage: 'Orangeade' x 'Rainbow's End'... Commercial synonym: RED ALERT... Bloom Size when fully open: Small, averaging about 40 mm (15/8")... Petalage: Double--averaging about 35-40 petals... Flower longevity: Plant in pot 6-8 days or longer. Cut flowers at living room temperature 4-5 days or longer... Hips: None...
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