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'Midnight' rose Description
'Midnight (hybrid tea, Swim 1956)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Midnight (hybrid tea, Swim 1956)
Exhibition name: Midnight
Origin:
Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1956).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery as 'Midnight'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Midnight'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Flowers current-red to cardinal-red.  Strong fragrance.  30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Compact.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,542   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Parentage:
Gay Lady × Texas Centennial
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