Rose (Rosa 'Marie van Houtte') in the Roses Database

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Bloom size:	Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape:	Globular
Petal count:	full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color:	White and white blend
Rebloom:	Good
Class:	Tea
Extra Color Info:	Yellowish-white, with pink outer petals
Growth Habit:	Tall, 3-9 feet, upright
Fragrance:	Moderate
Hybridizer & year:	Jean-Claude Ducher, 1871
Optimal growing zones:	USDA zone 7 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:	Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height:	Up to 9 feet
Plant Spread:	2-3 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Bi-Color: White and pink
Flower Time:	Spring Summer Fall
Uses:	Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage:	Madame de Tartas x Madame Falcot
Child plants:	3 child plants

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Posted by lelliottsmith on Apr 7, 2019 8:52 AM concerning plant:

I have had Marie van Houtte for over 15 years and have propagated it easily. The plants are long lived. My original one is still going strong. It is one of my favorites. It does not have any issues with blackspot and it remains full of leaves during the hottest part of Louisiana heat in August. It reblooms continually with a few blossoms on it periodically during the off-peak season. The big shows are in the spring and fall. It is a good cut flower. The foliage is beautiful with a green to maroon multicolor. The habit is a round bush and it grows to about 5 feet by 5 feet.

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Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 3:25 PM concerning plant:

Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
"A valuable rose parent, Marie van Houtte is described as having large, globular flowers of lemon yellow, deeper in the center, with pinkish lilac suffusing the tips of the petals. Its dark, shiny and occasionally evergreen foliage is a good foil to the light flowers. The coloration of the blossom is very similar to the popular Tea, Mrs. Dudley Cross, however, the bush is much more substantial. We affectionately refer to this rose as "Mrs. Dudley Cross on steroids."

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Roses Rose (Rosa 'Marie van Houtte')