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| 'Reine des Violettes' |
| 'Queen of the Violets' |
| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Cupped |
| Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Mauve and mauve blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | Quartered, with reflexed petals |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Hybrid perpetual |
| Growth Habit: | Tall, 4-8 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Misc: | Shade tolerant Thornless or almost thornless |
| Hybridizer & year: | Mille-Mallet, 1860 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 4-9 |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| 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 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Plant Height: | 4-8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Parentage: | seedling of: Pope Pius IX |
| Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 8:09 PM Noted by Antique Rose Emporium: [ Reply to this comment | |
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