Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fragrant Cloud'

'Fragrant Cloud' is a legendary hybrid tea (1963, Tantau, PP2574) that lives up to its name—enormous, coral-red blooms with an exceptionally powerful, sweet fragrance that perfumes the entire garden.

• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosa
• Cultivar: 'Fragrant Cloud'
• Also known as: TANellis, Duftwolke, Nuage Parfumé
• Hybridized by: Tantau
• Introduced: 1963

Key Features: Large (5–6 inch), high-centered, double blooms of glowing coral-red. Intensely powerful, sweet fragrance—one of the most fragrant roses ever. Upright habit to 4–5 feet. Blooms in flushes spring through fall. Hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Good disease resistance.

Landscape Uses: Cutting gardens, rose beds, specimen, fragrance gardens. Plant near walkways or patios to enjoy the perfume.