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Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Valentine (floribunda, Swim 1950)
Exhibition name: Valentine

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1950).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1951 as 'Valentine'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Valentine'.

Floribunda, Polyantha.  

Crimson.  None to mild fragrance.  17 to 20 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy, compact, few or no prickles/thorns, spreading.  Dark green foliage.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Heat tolerant.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,029  on  7 Aug 1951   VIEW USPTO PATENT