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'First Red' rose Description
'First Red (hybrid tea, Pekmez, 1988)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Maurice REYBAUD
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• PEKcoujenny
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: PEKcoujenny
Origin:
Bred by Paul Pekmez (France, 1988).
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1991 as 'First Red'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), classic hybrid tea, exhibition, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or exhibition.  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) .  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1992/135  on  1992   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
Canada - Patent No: 0903  on  11 Dec 2000
Application No: 92-136  on  30 Oct 1992
Reights revoked on April 16, 2008.
Breeder: Paul Pekmez, Rose International, La Petite Pierre, France
Applicant: LUX Riviera srl
 
New Zealand - Patent No: PVR 863  on  13 Jun 1994
The breeder's Reference for this rose is Pekcoujenny. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'First Red'. This PVR Grant expires June 13, 2017.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 7,749  on  17 Dec 1991   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/564,418  on  8 Aug 1990
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea rose class which was originated by my crossing as seed parent an unnamed and unpatented seedling of my creation and as pollen parent the variety known as "Korpek".
Parentage:
Unnamed Seedling × KORpek
Notes:
[From LARGE ROSES: VARIETY TRENDS THROUGH 1998 – 2000:] For some 15 years the top large rose sold in Europe has been 'First Red'... This is a long stemmed; slow opening rose that grows and stores well in a wide range of conditions. It is particularly popular at Valentines Day. In terms of stem sales it out-runs its nearest rival by 2-1. It can however sometimes be difficult to open, especially when grown in the cooler climates... It now has two serious rivals in 'Red Berlin' and 'Grand Prix'.