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The bloom of this rose are a beautiful red color and has an exquisite rose fragrance that makes it stand out from most roses.

The buds are tapered and open into high-centered flowers up to 5 inches across, with a rich, deep, velvety red color. Add baby’s breath to this flower and place in a vase and it makes a statement.

The strongly scented flowers start blooming in late spring and will repeat throughout the summer with deadheading and cutting flowers. They will take a small break and produce another display of blooms in the fall.

The foliage is semi-glossy and deep green with thorny canes so care must be used when pruning and cutting flowers. The rose bush grows to 3-6 feet tall and about 3 feet wide. And as with most roses they will grow more in warmer climates.
Growing Information and How To Care For Imperial Chrysler roses

This rose plant will grow in an upright form, so it looks best if planted in groups of three or more.

The fragrant, long-stemmed rose make an excellent cut flower, so you might want to grow these roses in a cutting garden with a good sunny exposure. A sunny site is a must for this rose as it is not shade tolerant.

Planting location

Plant the rose plant in a spot with good air circulation and be prepared to spray if black spot and mildew is a problem in your area. This rose grows best in Zones 6-9.

Note:The Chrysler Imperial is not a cold hardy rose. Cold temperatures bring our rose diseases, such as black spot and mildew.

*This is why I decided not to grow this plant in my soon to be Rose garden. Instead I will plant it in a container and place it in the sunroom where it will get warm temperatures, plenty of sun and have a dry climate.

photo credit: Daniel M. Viero

Many rose do very well in containers so we will consider this an experiment. Its a beautiful rose so if it does well I might consider one more rose container plant for the sunroom next year.