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• Emperor of Morocco

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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Empereur du Maroc

Bred by Bertrand Guinoisseau-Flon (France, 1858).
Introduced in Australia by George J. Smith, Royal Exotic Nursery in 1862 as 'Empereur du Maroc'.

Hybrid Perpetual.  

Dark red to dark purple, dark red shading.  Strong fragrance.  40 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, quartered, scalloped bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Armed with thorns / prickles.  
Height of 3' to 7' (90 to 215 cm).  Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm).

USDA zone 4b and warmer.  Plant in partial shade for best color.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.