'Roter Stern' Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

'Roter Stern' rose Description

My HMF:

'Exciting (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1958)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Boronkay (Rose Garden Budatétény)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Exciting (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1958)

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Roter Stern

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1958).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Geranium-red, purple shading. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Hardy. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rouge Meilland (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1949) × Kordes' Sondermeldung (floribunda, Kordes before 1943)

Notes:

Agel states breeder is Kölle.

[Modern Roses 10 says this is a parent of 'Happy Days' (Hybrid Tea, Herholdt, 1962).]