'Red Rock ™' Rose

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'Red Rock ™' rose Description

My HMF:

'Lusambo ™ (floribunda, Meilland 1973)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Lusambo ™ (floribunda, Meilland 1973)
• MEIlusam

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Red Rock ™
Exhibition name: Red Rock ™

Origin:

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 1972).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1973 as 'Lusambo'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1974 as 'Lusambo'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cherry-red. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium foliage.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Royal Velvet (hybrid tea, Meilland 1959) × Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)
pollen:	Pharaoh (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1967)

Notes:

Source: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000001664