Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Quartered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Tea
Extra Color Info: White with pink undertones
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: M. Robert, Moreau 1851
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 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)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
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: Seeding of: Gigantesque

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Mademoiselle de Sombreuil'
  • 'Sombreuil'
  • 'La Biche'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Ft worth botanical garden
Location: Ft worth botanical garden
Location: Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date: 2013-11-30
Photo courtesy of: Eric Timewell
Location: Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date: 2013-11-05
Photo courtesy of: Eric Timewell

Date: 2009-11-05
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Location: Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date: 2013-11-04
Photo courtesy of: Donald Journet
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 2:30 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "The cupped flowers are large, semi-double, and Tea scented. The canes are tinged purple while the foliage is a bright green and holds for some time. It is a handsome shrub but can be grown as a pillar rose as well."

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