New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Cupped to flat, quartered |
| Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Light pink |
| Extra Bloom Info: | More than 70 petals |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Bourbon |
| Extra Color Info: | Soft pale pink with faded cream edges |
| Growth Habit: | Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Jean Beluze, France, 1843 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 5-9 |
| 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 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 3-4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | 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 Desprez x unnamed tea |
| Child plants: | 5 child plants |
| Posted by Avedon (NE Tex - Zone 8a) on Oct 21, 2012 10:15 AM This is a 1 year old cutting just planted in this location this year, and it seems to be doing very well [ Reply to this comment | |
| lovesblooms | On April 28, 2016 | Obtained plant from trade; rooted cutting/band |
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