'Red Lion' Rose

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'Red Lion' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MACred (code for 'Red Lion')

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Red Lion

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1958).
Introduced in Netherlands by Jan Spek Rozen BV as 'Red Lion'.
Introduced in New Zealand by Avenue Roses/Avenue Nurseries (Levin) Ltd. in 1965 as 'Red Lion'.
Introduced in Australia by Langbecker in 1967 as 'Red Lion'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. Deep cerise pink. Becoming rose-red or rose-pink.. Mild fragrance. up to 26 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Height: 3' to 4'11" (90 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower.

Breeder's notes:

Red Lion - 2864. Nicknamed Boxer

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Perfecta (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1957) × Detroiter

Notes:

The breeder code MACred (see reference of 1966) was later used for 'Joy Owens' - see.