'Red Wonder' Rose

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'Red Wonder' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: Red Wonder

Origin:

Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1954).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1954 as 'Red Wonder'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland) in 1955 as 'Red Wonder'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Red Wonder'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Carmine-red, crimson shading. Moderate fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very double, in large clusters, cupped, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Semi-glossy, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 249

Red Wonder, 249, G. de Ruiter at Hazerswoude.

United States - Patent No: PP 1,341 on 18 Jan 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Better Times (hybrid tea, Catron 1932) × Floribunda seedling

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