'Léonie Lamesch' Rose

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'Léonie Lamesch' rose Description

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'Léonie Lamesch (Polyantha, Lambert 1899)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

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HMF Ratings:

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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Léonie Lamesch (Polyantha, Lambert 1899)
Exhibition name: Léonie Lamesch

Origin:

Bred by Peter Lambert (Germany, 1899).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1904 as 'Léonie Lamesch'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Copper, yellow center, red edges. Moderate fragrance. Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Medium green foliage.

Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4½' (90 to 135cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Aglaïa (hybrid multiflora, Schmitt, 1896)
pollen:	Mignonette (polyantha, Guillot, 1875) × Shirley Hibberd

Notes:

Parentage used is that of the 1899 and 1936 references.
Léonie and Eugénie Lamesch were daughters of the nurseryman Jean-Baptiste Lamesch in Dommeldingen, Luxemburg. Peter Lambert fell in love with Léonie and dedicated this rose to her. After their marriage in April 1899 he also dedicated a rose 'Léonie Lambert'.