RIR score: 8.4 out of 10.
Parentage: [Chrysler Imperial X Charles Mallerin]
Hybridized by Swim & Weeks
Introduced in 1964
Dark red, urn-shaped buds open to cupped, then flat, 4.5 inch flowers of 35 large petals with intense fragrance and superb substance. Dark matt green, leathery foliage clothes a vigorously growing bush.
Growth is so vigorous 'Mr. Linclon' is not well suited for the front row of a bed, but superb for the back row. In our hot summers, the buds can open rather quickly.
ZONES: 5-11.