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Professor Kownas
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hybrid tea · Year unknown

Professor Kownas

✦ moderate fragrance

100-120 cm

Height

Repeat

Blooming

Full sun

Light

6–9

Zone

Plant & Flower Traits

Rose type

hybrid tea

Bloom size

Large

Bloom habit

Usually solitary, sometimes in small clusters.

Petal count

30-40

Flowering

repeat blooming

Habit

upright

Color

red

Fragrance

moderate

Foliage

Dark green

Foliage surface

Semi-glossy

Fragrance Notes

Pleasant, classic rose scent.

Color Description

Velvety dark red to crimson blooms.

🌱 Growth & Garden Habits

Light

Full sun

Height

100-120 cm

Spread

60-80 cm

Soil

Fertile, well-draining soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH.

Hardiness Zone

Zone 6–9

Disease Resistance

Good

🌿 Care Guide

Watering

Regular watering required, keeping soil consistently moist but well-drained.

Fertilizer

Apply a balanced rose fertilizer in early spring and again after the first flush of blooms.

Pruning

Prune in early spring by removing dead or diseased wood and thinning out crowded branches.

Pests & Diseases

Generally resistant, but susceptible to standard rose pests like aphids or blackspot if conditions are poor.

🧬 Pedigree

Unknown

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