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'Red Elf' rose Description
'Red Elf' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Arboretum Borova hora - Rosarium
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
6 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Miniature.
Registration name: Red Elf
Origin:
Bred by Jan De Vink (Netherlands, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1949 as 'Red Elf'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in before 1958 as 'Red Elf'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Mild fragrance.  23 petals.  Average diameter 1".  Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy.  Small foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 973   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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