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Medium red Miniature.
Registration name: Big John (miniature, Williams, 1979)

Bred by Ernest D. Williams (United States, 1979).
Introduced in United States by Mini Roses of Texas in 1979 as 'Big John'.

Miniature.  

Red.  Flowers deep medium red, base yellow.  Mild fragrance.  42 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bristly .  Small, glossy, bronze-green foliage.  

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

United States - Patent No: PP 4,754   VIEW USPTO PATENT