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| CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: | "Olympiad" | OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up |
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Name: Olympiad Synonym: Olympiode Designation: MACauck Class: Hybrid Tea Rose (Modern Large Flowered) Hybridizer/Date: Sam McGredy, New Zealand 1982 Parentage: Red Planet x Pharaoh Fragrance: none ARS Color: Medium red Awards: All America Rose selection 1984, Portland Gold Medal 1989 |
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Comments: Considered by many for many years to be the best red garden rose out there. A Perennial rose show winner. The problem is that it lacks fragrance. In my not so humble opinion, 'Veteran's Honor' blows this one away. Named in honor of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The official rose of the games. Look Here! More Pictures 
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