Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mister Lincoln'

'Mister Lincoln' is an iconic hybrid tea rose (1964, Swim-Weeks, PP2370) that set the standard for red roses—deep, velvety crimson blooms, powerful fragrance, and long cutting stems.

• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosa
• Cultivar: 'Mister Lincoln'
• Also known as: Mr. Lincoln
• Hybridized by: Swim-Weeks
• Introduced: 1964

Key Features: Large (5–6 inch), high-centered, velvety deep red blooms with intense damask fragrance. Long, strong cutting stems. Upright habit to 4–5 feet. Blooms in flushes spring through fall. Dark green, leathery foliage. Hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Susceptible to black spot in humid areas; preventive care recommended.

Landscape Uses: Cutting gardens, rose beds, specimen plant, exhibition. The quintessential red hybrid tea for over half a century.