'Follette' Rose

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'Follette' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Maurizio Usai

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Folette
• La Follette
• Lafollette
• Sénateur Lafollette

HMF Ratings:

52 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Gigantea.
Exhibition name: La Follette

Origin:

Bred by Jesse Busby (France, circa 1900).

Class:

Hybrid Gigantea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Moderate, once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Tall, climbing. Large, semi-glossy, light green foliage.

Height: up to 20' (up to 610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 9b. Very vigorous. prefers warmer sites. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

See the Ezine article by William Grant explaining that the earliest name assigned to this rose is 'Follette.'

Folette. is the original name in Paul Nabonnand's catalog (1920). see References.