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    'Red Masterpiece' rose Description
    'Red Masterpiece (Hybrid Tea, Warriner 1974)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Don H
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • JACder
    HMF Ratings:
    42 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
    ARS:
    Dark red Hybrid Tea.
    Registration name: JACder
    Exhibition name: Red Masterpiece
    Origin:
    Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, 1974).
    Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) as 'Red Masterpiece'.
    Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1978 as 'Red Masterpiece'.
    Class:
    Hybrid Tea.  
    Bloom:
    Dark red.  Strong, old rose fragrance.  30 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:

    Height: 4' (120cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Heat tolerant.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 3,508   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Parentage:
    seed: Siren (floribunda, Kordes 1953) × Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)
    pollen: Carrousel (grandiflora, Duehrsen 1950) × Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)
    Notes:
    GCoolbaugh writes: I purchased this rose in 2002 and have had gorgeous flowers on it, and they seem to last forever once they open.