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 |
ShawnSteve | On April 27, 2022 | Bloomed The first one, (to properly open, during the extreme heat!) |
ShawnSteve | On April 6, 2021 | Obtained plant It may take some time, for this nice rooted cutting, while I did have to get on a "wait list", just to obtain it. |
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