Legends 

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Terry’s Note: A bit of a stingy bloomer, it does well in the fall.

MONSTROUS buds & HUMUNGOUS blossoms of rich ruby red hold their durable brilliance from beginning to end. IMMENSE petals (just one can cover a child’s palm) lend a classical Hybrid Tea bud shape, slowly spiraling open to a ruffled WHOPPER of a show-stopper. LARGE lettuce-like leaves of an unusual reddened green color gracefully enrobe the long cutting stems  in perfect proportion to the flower. Who needs a bouquet??? It only takes one PRODIGIOUS posy to fill a vase.

Oprah Winfrey was involved in the multi-year evaluation and final selection of the ‘Legends’ rose. Chosen to pay tribute to the wonderful women honored during Oprah’s Legends Weekend.

Red. Flowers bright cherry red. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 6.5″. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Medium, upright. Large, matte, dark green foliage.

Height of 43″ to 4′ (110 to 130 cm).

Hybridizer: Tom Carruth (UnitedStates, 2006)

Parentage:

Seed:City of San Francisco ™ x Olympiad ™ (hybrid tea, McGredy 1982)
Pollen:Amalia ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1985) x [Ingrid Bergman ® x All That Jazz]

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