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'Comtesse de Castilleja' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Mila & Jul
ARS:
Orange-pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Comtesse de Castilleja
Bloom:
Coral to salmon-orange, vermilion veining, ages to coral-pink . Strong fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Silvia Victoria Rodriguez de Rivas (1909 - March 21, 2001), Comtesse de Castilleja de Guzmán, daughter of Joaquin Rodriguez de Rivas y de la Gándara (b. 1880), 4th Comte de Castilleja de Guzmán, and Ana Rosa Diaz de Erazo y Camano. Castilleja de Guzmàn is a town in the Spanish province of Sevilla. The gardens of the palace of the Count were designed and build by the landscape architect Jean C. N. Forestier (see).
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