Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Damask Perpetual/Portland
Extra Color Info: Light pink
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Jean Desprez, 1840
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: 2007 Great Plant Picks Winner
Parentage: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Marchesa Boccella'
  • 'Jacques Cartier'
  • 'Marquise Boccella'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2018-06-08
Location: Hamden, CT
Date: June 10, 2021
Fully open
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-06-07
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2007-06-20
Location: Hamden, CT
Date: May 18, 2021
Open one day
Photo by SoCalGardenNut
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-21
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2022-06-11
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: 2021-06-24
Location: Hamden, CT
Date: August 5, 2021
Nearly full open
Location: Prescott, AZ
Date: 2017-09-03
A Midsummer Blossom
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2021-06-14
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-16

Date: 2020-04-18
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-15
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-21

Date: 2020-04-17
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2016-06-17 
Cultivar 'Jacques Cartier', not known for getting this big (! ),
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-06-27
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2012-07-15
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2012-10-10
Photo by kassiap

Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 2:46 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "A mild confusion surrounds this rose, since it is apparently the same plant that was also sold much later under the name Jacques Cartier. Marchesa Boccella is in constant bloom for us, one of the few members of the class to justify the "perpetual" in its name. The delicate pink flowers are flat, petal-crowded confections that sit in clusters of three atop healthy, jade green foliage."

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