Chrysler Imperial Rose

Red Hybrid Tea Roses

The Chrysler Imperial Rose bears magnificient deep red roses that are hybrid tea roses. The deep red, high centered blooms have a strong damask perfume.

These hybrid teas are your typical red roses for cutting. Do you like to cut your roses? If you want to grow roses that you can cut for a vase, these Hybrid teas are a definite favorite.

Type Hybrid Tea Rose

Hybridizer Laments 1952

Blooms The bloom size is 4 1/2'- 5", with a petal count of 45

Growth Habits The bush grows to a height of 4' high x 3'wide.

Foliage Foliage is dark green and simi-glossy, with thorny canes.

Fragrance Strong Damask

Awards the American Rose Society's James A Gamble Rose Fragrance Award, All American Winner in 1953, and Gold medal Portland USA.

Hardy Zone zones 6-10

This rose has withstood the test of time. It has been around for a long time. As for that wonderful fragrance, it was a winner of many awards! In typical Hybrid tea form, it is a continous bloomer.

Deadheading Roses keeps the bush neat and tidy, and will produce more roses. Always try to keep spent blooms clipped off, and don't be afraid to cut your roses. Hybrid teas like this one are perfect for enjoying inside in a vase as well as out in the garden. Try mixing a vase of pure white roses, or yellow roses for a stunning effect.

This rose tends to mildew in cool, wet climates, but has otherwise excellent disease resistance, and can be somewhat winter hardy. (not recommended for cold climates)

When the Chrysler Imperial Rose was first advertised, it pictured Chrysler automobiles in the ad. For allowing this, the breeder recieved a free car. Other hybridizers of the time thought this a strange way to market a rose! Strange or not, they got the word out, and this rose is still being sold in todays market. (Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all!)

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