'Gloria di Roma' Rose

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'Gloria di Roma' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gloire de Rome
• Glory of Rome
• No. 17
• Rome Glory

HMF Ratings:

41 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Rome Glory
Exhibition name: Rome Glory

Origin:

Bred by Domenico Aicardi (1878-1964) (Italy, 1937).
Introduced in France by Marcel Robichon in 1938 as 'Gloria di Roma'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1940 as 'Rome Glory'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Scarlet, cerise reverse. Moderate fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Dark green foliage.

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 304 on 8 Nov 1938 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Dame Edith Helen (Hybrid Tea, Dickson 1925) × Sensation (hybrid tea, Hill 1922)

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