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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Red Chief
Exhibition name: Red Chief

Bred by David L. Armstrong (United States, 1967).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses as 'Red Chief'.
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 1968 as 'Red Chief'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red.  Strong fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy, upright.  Semi-glossy, leathery foliage.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,927  on  7 Oct 1969   VIEW USPTO PATENT