Ruby Red
Classification:
2 W-R[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Registered:
Yes, 1995
Seed Parent: 
Duncan 2W-P seedling
Pollen Parent: 
Space Ship 2 W-P 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1974
[(Precedent x Carita) x (Radiation x Mabel Taylor)] x Interim
Space Ship
Seedling Number:
81-176-1
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed, 7 times as pollen
Comments

Fl. 97 mm wide; perianth segments ovate; cup is wide bowl-shaped, intense pinkish red, in some years paler.

Origin of Name

Name was inspired by Dorothy’s slippers in the Wizard of Oz and the intense color of the cup.