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Dark red Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Don Juan
Exhibition name: Don Juan

Bred by Michele Malandrone (Italy, 1958).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. as 'Don Juan'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Don Juan'.

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  

Dark red.  Red filaments.  Strong fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Tall, climbing.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  
Height of 12' to 14' (365 to 425 cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,864  on  15 Sep 1959   VIEW USPTO PATENT