Help! Larges Roses I'v ever seen. What's it called?

Question

I saw someone receive a bouquet of red roses.. and it was bigger than any roses I've seen before. It was bigger than a size of baseball anyone know what its called or where I can buy them?

I'm looking to order a bouquet for a special occasion.

Answer 1

Mr Lincoln produces blooms of 5-6 inches with intense lemony fragrance. ~35 petals in dark red.
http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/misterlincoln2.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosephotosetc/163197109/

Olympiad ~5 inch blossoms, 30-35 petals, medium red
http://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/hybridteas/Olympiad.html
Liebeszauber 4-5 inch blossoms
http://www.boomspeed.com/lvrosez/Liebstan.jpg
Ingrid Bergman 4-5 inch
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=3389

You are looking for a very large flowered red rose. My largest is Mr Lincoln. Just be aware that if your roses were not from a garden they are likely to be florists roses. It is very rare to find florists roses available to the home gardener because they are bred for greenhouse culture so are very disease susceptible.


Here is a list of large flowered red roses
http://www.sheridangardens.com/Roses/roses_roselistpage1.htm
http://www.heirloomroses.com/cgi/browse.cgi?page=searchresult&color=Crimson+Red&color=Scarlet+Red&color=Dark+Red&color=Red+Blend

Answer 2

They were probably English roses.
You can check this page and see if any of these roses resemble yours. These double and full roses tend to be very large. If you are interested in a rose plant you can order from this site as well. The prices are reasonable and the roses are fabulous.
Just select double/full, English, and Red and you will get a page you can compare your roses too.
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/Search.asp?Theme=