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'Red Alert' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Shmoopy's Garden
ARS:
Medium red Miniature. Registration name: MORalertExhibition name: Red Alert
Bloom:
Red, lighter reverse. Mild fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 1' to 14" (30 to 35cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 8,193 on 6 Apr 1993 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 803227 on 6 Dec 1991 Miniature rose plant named MORalert
Ralph S. Moore, Visalia, California
... primarily identified by flowers of exhibition form, essentially medium red in color, with reverse of petals being a slightly lighter shade of red... moderately thorny... Slight fragrance... has a normal height of 12-14 inches or more... A plant which grows and blooms satisfactorily both in greenhouse and outdoors; is good for growing in pots; and provides excellent garden decoration as well as cut flowers... Parentage: 'Orangeade' x 'Rainbow's End'... Commercial synonym: RED ALERT... Bloom Size when fully open: Small, averaging about 40 mm (15/8")... Petalage: Double--averaging about 35-40 petals... Flower longevity: Plant in pot 6-8 days or longer. Cut flowers at living room temperature 4-5 days or longer... Hips: None...
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