'Mignonette' Rose

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'Mignonette' rose Description

My HMF:

'Mignonette (polyantha, Guillot, 1875)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Altora

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Petite Mignonette

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Mignonette (polyantha, Guillot, 1875)
Exhibition name: Mignonette

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (France, 1872).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1881 as 'Mignonette'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Mignonette'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Light pink, ages to white. Moderate, clove fragrance. Average diameter 1". Small, semi-double to double, in large clusters, flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Small, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Seedling (seedlings of R. Polyantha) × China Rose

Notes:

For clarification of parentage, see References.
Sister seedling of 'Paquerette'.