Introduced:   1935, Kordes, Germany
Class:  Hybrid Tea
Zones:  4-9
Parentage:'Cathrine Kordes' seedling x 'W.E. Chaplin'
Flowers:  Medium dark red, classic hybrid tea form. 4"-5", 30 petals.
Size:  4-5 feet
Fragrance:  Strong
Of note:   Gamble Award for Fragrance, 1961.
National Rose Society Award, 1936.

Description:
Introduced in 1935, 'Crimson Glory' is still offered commercially; further, it's fairly easy to find this grand old Hybrid Tea at local garden centers.  For decades, 'Crimson Glory' was the rose to have for those who wanted to grow classic red roses in their gardens.  Form is excellent, a medium red with the classic Hybrid Tea high center.  

As one would expect from a Gamble Award winner, fragrance is outstanding, heavy and robust, like a fine old red wine.  Use this plant in formal rose beds or as a standard, because spraying for mildew will be required.  A climbing version is available, but not recommended due to a habit of only flowering once in the season.