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Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Exhibition name: Venus

Bred by Hermann Kiese (Germany, circa 1896).
Introduced in Germany by J. C. Schmidt / Blumenschmidt as 'Venus'.

Hybrid Perpetual.  

Purple - red.  Strong fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  

Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

Aphrodite (to the Greeks) or Venus ( to the Romans), goddess of Love.