"Bailey's Red"

(Pronounced: BAY-leez RED)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Bailey's Red"

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"Bailey's Red" is a found rose that produces spectacular displays of vivid red single flowers. The growth habit of the plant is low and spreading.

 

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The blooms are medium-sized (2" to 3") and very delicate.

 

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The blooms are a quite vivid red, particularly in the low light of late afternoon.

 

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The blooms are followed in the fall by nice large orange hips.

 

 
GENERAL
INFORMATION:

"Bailey's Red" is a found rose that produces vivid displays of bright red single blossoms throughout the growing season.

It was found in Holly Springs, NC. The clusters of large single red flowers have prominent stamen areas, It blooms repeatedly throughout the growing season and has a nice display of hips in the fall.

 
BOTANICAL
GROUP:

Chinensis

 
GROUP:

Found

 
CLASS:

T

 
SEED
PARENT:

Unknown  

POLLEN
PARENT:

Unknown  

BREEDER:

Unknown  

INTRODUCED:

"Bailey's Red" was introduced by the Antique Rose Emporium in 1990.  

DATE:

Unknown [ United States ]  

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:

Height:    3 '     to    4 '           Width:    3 '     to    4 '



"Bailey's Red" forms a compact bush 3' - 4' in height.  

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:

The foliage is medium green.

 
FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:

None.  

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:

C - Continuous. "Bailey's Red" starts blooming in mid-spring (April in the Texas Hill Country) and repeats throughout the growing season.

 
BLOOM
DESCRIPTION:
Flower Size:    2.50"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    5      to      7           Petal Count:    5 to 5          

"Bailey's Red" flowers are single, cupped, and medium-sized (2" to 3").

 
BLOOM
COLOR:

MR - Medium Red. Bailey's Red blooms are bright red.

 
COLOR VARIATION:

None.  

FRAGRANCE:

NF - Not Fragrant. "Bailey's Red" has no fragrance.

 
HIPS:

Globose; Orange; 1/2"; "Baily's Red" produces a nice display of large hips in the fall.

 
CLIMATE:

Zones 6 - 9  

CULTURE:

"Bailey's Red" is is disease resistant and hardy. It tolerates poor soils.

 
PROPAGATION:

"Bailey's Red" is is easily propagated from cuttings.

 
OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:


    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Worth growing for ornimental value of hips
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Suitable for growing in pots  

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
 
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