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• Dronningen af Danmark (Alba, Booth, 1816)
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• Königin von Dänemark (Alba, Booth, 1816)
• Naissance de Vénus (alba)
• Queen of Denmark (Alba, Booth, 1816)
• Reine de Denmarck (Alba, Booth, 1816)
• Reine du Danemark (Alba, Booth, 1816)

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Medium pink Alba.

Bred by James Booth (Germany, 1816).
Introduced in Germany by James Booth & Sons in 1826 as 'Reine du Danemark'.

Alba, Centifolia.  

Pink.  Strong fragrance.  up to 100 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), quartered, rosette bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

The Rose first flowered in 1816, was distributed on a small scale in 1820-21 and commercialized from 1826. There is also some uncertainty about parentage, see References.
Named for the Danish Queen, Maria.
'Belle Courtisanne' was an alias assigned by Prof. J. G. C: Lehmann, an opponent of James Booth (see References and Comments) and is incorrect.