"Alec's Red" from Scotland
This rose has been around for quite a while... bred in Scotland and released
in 1970, the lovely scent is what has kept it in the catalogues besides the
large size of the bloom. One of the earliest to bloom here in spring, the bush
keeps on blooming throughout the season. There is a climbing version that followed in 1975
that one was released by another breeder, but the climber only blooms in summer.

"Fragrant Cloud" is one of the parents of this rose.