This is the description in Technical Report 1953 p17 Dark red oval bud. Flower deep red, glowing, not blackish. 35-40 petals. Rigid, erect neck. Long stems. Very thorny. Medium vigour. Perfectly erect growth. Leaves a little smaller than desirable. Very floriferous....Good vase life with unaltered colour. Demonstrates suitable to be grown under glass rather than in the open and...unsuitable for late pruning.