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Dark red Miniature.
Registration name: Red Elf

Bred by Jan De Vink (Netherlands, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1949 as 'Red Elf'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in before 1958 as 'Red Elf'.

Miniature.  

Crimson.  Mild fragrance.  23 petals.  Average diameter 1".  Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy.  Small foliage.  

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

United States - Patent No: PP 973   VIEW USPTO PATENT