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• Exciting (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1958)
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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Roter Stern
Bred by Meilland International (France, 1958).
Hybrid Tea.  
Red.  None / no fragrance.  Double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Hardy.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Rouge Meilland (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1949) × Kordes' Sondermeldung (floribunda, Kordes 1951)
Agel states breeder is Kölle.