'Félicité et Perpétue' Rose

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'Félicité et Perpétue' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Félicité-Perpétue
• Lily Ito
• Mademoiselle Euphrasie
• Seven Sisters (Hybrid Sempervirens, Jacques 1827)

HMF Ratings:

90 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Sempervirens.
Registration name: Félicité-Perpétue
Exhibition name: Félicité-Perpétue

Origin:

Bred by Antoine A. Jacques (France, 1827).
Introduced in Australia by Handasyde, McMillan & Co. in 1864 as 'Félicité-Perpétue'.

Class:

Hybrid Sempervirens, Rambler.

Bloom:

Light pink, ages to white . Strong, musk fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, button-eye, cupped-to-flat, expanded , globular, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing, compact. Small, glossy, medium green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 15' to 20' (455 to 610cm). Width: 10' to 12' (305 to 365cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar. Hardy. very vigorous. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa sempervirens L. × Noisette (noisette)

Notes:

Parentage unsure, see References.
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.