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'F.P. Merritt' rose Description

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HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: F.P. Merritt
Origin:
Discovered by Frank P. Merritt (United States, 1951).
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Strong fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: 12' (365cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 856   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
According to the American Rose Annual 1950, on July 264, 1949, A US Patent for F.P. Merritt was issued to Frank P. Merritt, Hamilton, Montana.