Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: Semi-double to double
Rebloom: Good
Class: Bourbon
Extra Color Info: Light pink
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 5-7 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Unknown, before 1916
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer
Awards: Earth-Kind Rose

General Plant Information (Edit)
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)
Plant Height: 5-7 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

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Date: 2019-09-23
Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-08-31
Location: My garden in northeast Texas
Date: April 2 2012
Location: Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, TX
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: My garden in northeast Texas
Date: April 2 2012
Our bush is small, probably needs to be moved to get more sun.

Photographed at Vintage Gardens

Date: 2020-05-13

Date: 2021-05-17
Location: California
Date: July 2021

Date: 2020-05-14
Location: Cherokee County Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-04-30

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

Photographed at Vintage Gardens
Comments:
  • Posted by Avedon (NE Tex - Zone 8a) on Sep 20, 2012 10:08 AM concerning plant:
    Lovely semi-double with matching lovely fragrance.
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 9:49 PM concerning plant:
    The semi-double sport of Souvenir de la Malmaison.

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