• Enfant de Lyon (tea, Avoux & Crozy, 1859)
• Noisette Narcisse
• Sweet Anise Rose

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Medium yellow.

Bred by Mansais (France, 1842). Bred by Avoux & Crozy (France, before 1859).
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1857 as 'Narcisse'.

Noisette, Tea.  

Light yellow, darker center, ages to white .  Moderate, anise fragrance.  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Vigorous.  benefits from winter protection in colder climates.  

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'Narcisse' and 'Enfant de Lyon' are usually shown as synonyms, but they were probably originally two distinct roses, with 'Enfant de Lyon' slightly lighter than 'Narcisse'.. William Paul and the 1902 catalogue of l'Haÿ lists them separately. - see References. There was also an earlier 'Narcisse'.
Most probably 'Narcisse' was a noisette bred by Mansais in 1842, and 'Enfant de Lyon' a tea-noisette commercialized by Avoux & Crozy in 1859.