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'Baron de Wassenaër' rose Description
'Baron de Wassenaër' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rosaplant
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
 
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Moss.
Exhibition name: Baron de Wassenaër
Origin:
Bred by Philippe-Victor Verdier (France, 1854).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Baron de Wassenaër'.
Class:
Moss.  
Bloom:
Mauve - pink, blush reverse.  Lilac-pink.  Strong fragrance.  Medium, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns.  Medium, light green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Notes:
Differences of opinion about breeder, see References.

Named for the musician Baron de Wassenaer, or the Dutch vice-admiral, whose heroism in a sea battle of 1696 against the French was very much admired by the latter.
 
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