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'Lubra' rose Description
'Lubra' rose photo
Photo courtesy of petera
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lubra
Exhibition name: Lubra
Origin:
Bred by Mrs. H.C. Fitzhardinge (1881-1956) (Australia, 1938).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1938 as 'Lubra'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Crimson.  Strong fragrance.  Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Blue-green, leathery foliage.  

Height: up to 42" (up to 105cm).  
Growing:
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.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
'Lubra' had long stems and small blooms.
There are conflicting reports in the references on the parentage. Refer 1938, 1940 and 1942 references.
 
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