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'Red Sparkler' rose Description
Photo courtesy of a_carl76
ARS:
Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Red Sparkler
Class:
Hybrid Tea. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)
Bloom:
Dark red, lighter reverse, pink stripes, white stripes. Strong, damask fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Upright. Dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 30" to 37" (75 to 95cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 3,489 on 19 Feb 1974 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 290,511 on 4 Oct 1972 Griffith J. Buck, Ames, Iowa, assignor to Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, Iowa
This new variety of rose plant originated in 1968 as a seedling of Parks Scarlet Royal x Rouge Mallerin (both unpatented) bred by me at Ames, Iowa
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