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• Armosa
• Hermosa
• Madame Neumann
• "Manchester Cemetery Bourbon"
• Mélanie Lemaire
• R chinensis hermosa

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Light pink Hybrid China, Cl..
Registration name: Hermosa (bourbon, Marchesseau, 1832)

Bred by Marchesseau (1830s) (France, 1832).
Introduced in France by Pierre Rousseau in 1834 as 'Hermosa'.
Introduced in Australia by Exotic Nursery (Australia) in 1851 as 'Hermosa'.

Bourbon, China / Bengale, Hybrid China.  

Light pink.  Mild fragrance.  35 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Fragrant, rounded buds.  

Lax, suckers on its own roots.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

USDA zone 6b through 10b.  Hardy.  

Triploid