'Night' Rose

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'Night' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kittyinthegrove

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Lady Sackville (hybrid tea, McGredy, 1921)

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Night

Origin:

Bred by Samuel McGredy II (United Kingdom, 1921).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1931 as 'Night'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red, brown shading. Deepest, blackish crimson shaded maroon. Moderate, damask fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

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