Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-7 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Lynn M. Collicutt, 1984
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 3 and warmer

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 5-7 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: (Prairie Princess x Morden Amorette) x (Morden Cardinette x RSM K1)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Hope for Humanity'
  • 'RSM W4'

Trade name information:
Series: Parkland
Cultivar name: 'Hope for Humanity'
Common names
  • Rose

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