'Souvenir de Philémon Cochet' Rose

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'Souvenir de Philémon Cochet' rose Description

My HMF:

'Souvenir de Philémon Cochet' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: Souvenir de Philémon Cochet

Origin:

Bred by Philémon Cochet (before 1899).
Introduced in France by Charles Pierre Marie Cochet-Cochet in 1899 as 'Souvenir de Philémon Cochet'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

White, light pink center. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Spreading. Wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 8b. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

seedling of Blanc Double de Coubert (Rugosa, Cochet-Cochet, 1892)

Notes:

Some sources say it does, some say it does not set hips.
Originally given as a seedling of 'Blanc Double de Coubert', this rose became a sport of 'Blanc Double de Coubert' in the 1890s (Modern Roses 10).

See References for origin and parentage of this rose.