• Ruby (floribunda, Jelly 1957)

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Dark red Polyantha.
Registration name: Dubonnet

Discovered by Robert G. Jelly (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by E.G. Hill Co. in 1960 as 'Ruby'.

Florists Rose, Polyantha.  

Carmine-red to rose-red. .  Wine-red.  Mild, tea fragrance.  35 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small buds.  

Upright, well-branched.  Large, dark green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 35" to 41" (90 to 105cm).  

Can be used for cut flower.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,675  on  21 Jan 1958   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 660,434  on  20 May 1957

Source: Ruby