'Belle Aurore' Rose

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'Belle Aurore' rose Description

My HMF:

'Belle Aurore (Hybrid Alba, Descemet, by 1811)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Meetza

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Aurora (alba, Descemet, 1815)
• Belle Aurore
• Belle Aurore Poniatowska
• Ex albo rosea
• Poniatowski (alba)
• Purpurascens
• Rosa alba aurora
• Rosa alba purpurascens
• Rosa damascena aurora Thory
• Rosier Aurore Poniatowska
• Royale Aurore

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Alba.
Registration name: Belle Aurore (Hybrid Alba, Descemet, by 1811)

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Dutch origin (Netherlands, before 1799).

Class:

Alba, Damask.

Bloom:

Light pink, light purple shading, white outer petals, yellow undertones. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Large, semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns. Blue-green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

hybrid of Rosa alba L.

Notes:

Aurora Poniatowska (1800-1872), daughter of Colonel Jozef Poniatowski h. Ciolek (1762-1845), adjutant of Prince Jozef Poniatowski, Marshall of France. According to Moje Roze Aurora was sent at the age of 15 to Paris to study flower painting under Redouté. After her return to Tahancha/Ukraine, she married in October 1823 Count Piotr Dmitrievich Buturlin (1794-1853), who became second secretary of the Russian embassy in Rome.