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Rosaceae
Fragrant Cloud Rose
Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud'
Passion and intoxicating beauty.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- Cultivated hybrid
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- Hybrid tea rose
- Height
- 3-5 feet
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Fragrant Cloud was bred by Mathias Tantau Jr. in Germany in 1963 and won the prestigious James Mason Gold Medal.
- It is widely considered one of the most intensely fragrant hybrid tea roses ever bred.
- The flowers can measure up to 5 inches across and have a classic high-centered rose form.
- In its first year of introduction, it won awards at multiple international rose competitions.
- The color shifts from bright coral-red in bud to a smoky geranium-red as the flower opens fully.
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