'Smooth Velvet' Rose

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'Smooth Velvet' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Meetza

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HADvelvet

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HADvelvet
Exhibition name: Smooth Velvet

Origin:

Bred by Harvey D. Davidson (United States, 1986).
Introduced in United States by Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. as 'Smooth Velvet'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Damask fragrance. 42 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns.

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 6,152 VIEW USPTO PATENT

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea rose class, which was originated by my crossing "Smooth Lady" as the seed parent with "Red Devil" as pollen parent.

Parentage:

seed:	Smooth Sailing × {[ Polly × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)] × Circus (floribunda, Swim 1954)}
pollen:	Red Devil (hybrid tea, Dickson 1965)

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about parentage. See references.