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Medium pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Pink Soupert
Exhibition name: Pink Soupert

Bred by Dingee & Conard (United States, before 1895).
Introduced in United States by Dingee & Conard in 1895 as 'Pink Soupert'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Pink Soupert'.

Polyantha.  

Pink, light pink shading, violet shading.  Strong fragrance.  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy.  Dense foliage.  

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  

Dingee & Conard are listed as the originators.

The information on the Vintage Garden website indicates that their 'Pink Soupert' is a rose 'found' by Ruth Knopf in a Charlotte, NC cemetery after it has been lost in the 'oblivion of time.'

Jim Delahanty (Sherman Oaks, CA) says: "Whether a seedling or a sport, Pink Soupert retains the same excellent fragrance, but the flower has fewer petals and does not ball or bull with the alacrity of Clothilde."