'Maréchal Foch' Rose

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'Maréchal Foch' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bierkreek, kwekerij, de

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Orléans-Rouge
• Red Orléans Rose

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Maréchal Foch
Exhibition name: Maréchal Foch

Origin:

Discovered by Ernest Levavasseur (France, 1918).
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1920 as 'Orléans-Rouge'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1922 as 'Maréchal Foch'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, ages to pink . Moderate fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, dense.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Orléans Rose

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage - see References.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, 1851-1929; French general in World War I. Ferdinand Foch was born on 2 October 1851 in Tarbe, France. He was commander in chief of the Allied armies in France. He died on 20 March 1929 in Paris and was buried under the domb of the Invalides along with Turenne and Napoleon I.