HARDY CUT ROSE! We could only come up with a few reasons to choose Velvet Fragrance: the most fragrant of all deep red roses; large, beautifully shaped 4 1/2" blooms of a rich, very dark, velvety, crimson-red; long-lasting blooms; overwhelming damask fragrance; extremely disease resistant; and winner of the Edland Medal for Fragrance given by the Royal National Rose Society of England. Her list of winning attributes is extensive! Velvet Fragrance is a hardy Hybrid Tea with robust growth and attractive, coppery green, disease-resistant foliage. She is truly magnificent in every way.