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Bred by Rudy Velle (Belgium, before 2013).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 2013 as 'Poppy Rose'.

Hybrid Moschata, Shrub.  

Red.  Mild, spice fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  

Dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  

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Christened on September 6, 2013 at the Flanders Field Museum in Ypres on account of the Memorial Services of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.
Source: www.newplantsandflowers.com: "Poppy Rose is a new hybrid moschata with single dark red flowers, bred by Rudy Velle from Belgian rose breeder Lens Roses. It brought home for Lens Roses the Bronze Medal of the fall edition of the yesterday held Belgian trade fair Florall. It is developed for the English market. The red flowers of this hybrid moschata refer to the poppy, which became the symbol of the First World War thanks to the poem of the Canadian military physician, John Mc Crae, entitled ‘In Flanders Fields’. On the occasion of the launch of the Centennial commemoration of the First World War (1914-1918) ceremonies, the new rose ‘Poppy Rose’ was baptized in the Flanders Field Museum in Ypres"