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'Galileo' rose Description
'Hilda Heinemann' rose photo
Photo courtesy of AmiRoses
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Galileo
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1970).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1972 as 'Hilda Heinemann'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red to cherry-red, crimson shading.  30 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Large, glossy foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Vigorous.  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).
Notes:
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa on 15 February 1564. He died in 1642.

Hilde Heinemann (September 15, 1896 Bremen - May 5, 1979 Essen), was the wife of the German president Gustav Heinemann
 
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