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'La Biche' rose Description
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'La Biche' rose photo
Photo courtesy of marcir
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
 
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Noisette.
Registration name: La Biche
Origin:
Bred by François Victor Toullier (France, before 1832).
Introduced in Australia by Exotic Nursery (Australia) in 1851 as 'La Biche'.
Class:
Noisette.  
Bloom:
White, blush shading, light yellow undertones.  Strong, tea rose fragrance.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.  Glossy foliage.  7 leaflets.  

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
Notes:
La Biche, as stated above is a Noisette, but as the photos attest, the rose in commerce in the USA under that name is not. Those in commerce in the US have been identified by Philip Robinson as Mlle. de Sombreuil, a Tea.
An 1854 reference attributes 'La Biche' to Desprez.
 
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