Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Rebloom: None
Class: Bourbon
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-7 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Rudolf Geschwind, 1890

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: Up to 7 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Rosa pendulina x unknown Bourbon

Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Zigeunerblut'
  • 'Gypsy Blood'

Common names
  • Rose

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