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'Handsom Red' rose Description
'Hanson Red' rose photo
Photo courtesy of AmiRoses
Synonyms:
• Handsome Red
• Hanson Red
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Handsom Red
Exhibition name: Handsom Red
Origin:
Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1954).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Handsome Red'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red.  Strong fragrance.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,182  on  5 May 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 269,255  on  31 Jan 1952
“The date of this pollenation was (approximately) July 2, 1950.”
Parentage:
seed: Pink Princess (Hybrid Tea, Brownell, 1939) × Mirandy (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts 1944)
pollen: Queen o' the Lakes
Notes:
Source: L'Haÿ-les-roses Label