'Crimson Duke' Rose

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'Crimson Duke' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Crimson Duke

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1963).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) as 'Crimson Duke'.
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 1966 as 'Crimson Duke'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Crimson. Moderate fragrance. 45 to 55 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,348 on 21 Jan 1964 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949) × Independence
pollen:	Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

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