'Bonaparte' Rose

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'Bonaparte' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bleu (gallica, Vibert)
• Couleur de bronze
• L'ardoisée
• Pourpre Ardoisé

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Jacques-Louis Descemet (France, before 1813).

Class:

Gallica / Provins.

Bloom:

Purple - pink. Ages to violet-pink. Strong fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Upright. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Despite Desportes (1828) Rosa bipinnata cannot be a synonym of this cultivar, as the former had fern-like foliage with up to 24 leaflets.