the following is a detailed description of my new rose cultivar , which has been denominated &# 34 ; interonly &# 34 ;. color terminology is in accordance with the royal horticultural society colour chart except where an ordinary dictionary significance for the color is apparent . observations of the buds and flowers were made from specimens grown in a greenhouse at irvine , calif . during july , 1987 . the blooming habit is continuous . the bud size is one and one - half inch when the petals start to unfurl . the bud form is long , pointed ovoid . the bud color when sepals first divide is near red group 44a ; when half blown , the upper side of petals is near red group 44a and the lower side of petals is near red group 45a . the sepals have a color near green group 138b . the surface texture is covered with fine hairs . there are three appendaged sepals which are normally to heavily appendaged , and are edged with glands . two unappendaged sepals have a hairy edge . the receptacle color is near green group 143c with a funnel shape , medium size and a smooth surface . the peduncle is medium , and has a smooth surface with a few small soft prickles . peduncle color is medium green and the penduncle is stiff and erect . bloom size is medium , with an average open size of three and one - half to four inches , borne singly . the stems are long and strong . the form when first open is high center . this form then flattens and the outer petals curl back , quill fashion . under normal conditions there are 35 to 40 petals . the upper side of petals is near red group 44a , and the reverse side of the petals is near red group 45d . the base of petals has a small yellow half moon at the point of attachment to the peduncle with the major color being near red group 44a . there are no variegations except for occasional white streaks on the outside or very inside petals . the general tonality at the end of the first day shows no change in color . at the end of the third day , there is still no change in color . the fragrance is slight . the petal texture is thick , of round shape , with the tips being slightly recurved and the edges slightly quilled . the arrangement is imbricated with few petaloids in the center . the blooms drop off cleanly , and last on the plant or as a cut flower for a long period . the anthers are medium and many , of reddish borwn color and arranged regularly around the styles and mixed with a few petaloids . the filaments are reddish brown with a yellow base at the point of attachment to the peduncle , the pollen is gold yellow , the styles are reddish , and the stigmas are greenish white . medium size , normal in quantity . the new foliage is reddish green , and the old foliage is dark green . normal mid - stem leaves have five leaflets . the leaflets are of an oval pointed shape , are leathery and smooth in texture , and have a serrated edge . the serration is single and small . petiole rachis is green , and has a smooth underside with prickles . the upper side is edged with glands . stipules are medium and bearded . the foliage is susceptible to mildew under normal growing conditions at irvine , calif . new wood is light green , with a smooth bark . old wood is green with a smooth bark . there are an ordinary number of prickles on main canes from the base and on laterals from the main canes . the form is medium and straight . color when young is red . there are no small prickles on the main stalks or on the laterals . this novel rose plant is an excellent greenhouse cut flower . its outstanding feature is the very clear bright flower color . the flower holds its red color extremely well when cut and displayed in a vase and does not blue .
a rose variety of the hybrid tea class is provided having bright red flowers held on long stems that do not blue when cut , and high flower production particularly useful in greenhouse production .