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Red blend Miniature.
Registration name: Tom Thumb

Bred by Jan De Vink (Netherlands, 1935).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1936 as 'Tom Thumb'.

Miniature.  

Red blend, white center.  Average diameter 1".  Small, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height of 9" (25 cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 169   VIEW USPTO PATENT

See References and Patent for Jan de Vink's statement of the parentage, which differs from the reported lineage: Rouletti x (Gloria Mundi, unnamed seedling climber, F. J. Grootendorst and/or yellow hybrid tea)