'Multiflora de la Grifferaie' Rose

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'Multiflora de la Grifferaie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Dazla (Hybrid Multiflora, Legris/Vibert, 1845)
• De la Grifferaie

HMF Ratings:

61 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Multiflora.
Exhibition name: De la Grifferaie

Origin:

Bred by L. Legris (France, before 1845).
Introduced in France by Jean-Pierre Vibert in 1845 as 'De la Grifferaie'.
Introduced in Australia by Giles and Son in 1881 as 'De la Grifferaie'.

Class:

Hybrid Multiflora.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Medium, very double, cluster-flowered bloom form.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 8'2" (250cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seedling of Coccinea (R.multiflora, unknown, pre 1824))

Notes:

Exact parentage is unknown, but was always described with the other early Hybrid Multifloras that were derived from Rosa x multiflora 'Carnea.'
The color can edge into the lavender range. This rose tolerates alkaline conditions better than many of the Multiflora descendants. We find it often in California, as it was used as rootstock. Lucky us! If it were remontant, it'd be a "million-seller." J. Jennings

Château de la Grifferaie is in the village of Echemiré in the commune of Baugé-en Anjou, Maine-et-Loire. See 1845 reference for attribution of this rose to L. Legris, who was the proprietor of the Château and a rose lover. Earliest mention of a "De Grille" as breeder is in 1886. This is possibly an error of transcription, as there is a Rue de la Grille in Baugé.