The red planet
A magnificent crimson red with darker overtones. A strong perfume makes this cultivar hard to resist. Blooms are very well formed up to exhibition standard, averaging 35 petals.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is the seventh largest and 227,940,000 kilometers from the sun. The diameter of Mars is 6,794 kilometers. Mars travels around the sun in an oval-shaped pattern. It takes about 687 earth days to make a full orbit. It rotates on an axis of about 24 degrees from a perpendicular position. Mars rotates every 24 hours and 37 minutes.
Mars is considered the red planet because of its bright red color. The temperature ranges from -220 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The Red Planet is thought to have no magnetic field. It has the greenhouse effect which raises the temperature about 5 degrees. It has a very thin atmosphere consisting of 95.3% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, 0.15% oxygen, and 0.03% water
