'Rosa Indica Subviolacea' Rose

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'Rosa Indica Subviolacea' rose Description

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'Ternaux (china, Laffay, pre 1821)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Synonyms:

• Ananas
• Bengale Ternaux
• La Bengale Ternaux, Hortul.
• Le Rosier Des Indes À Fleurs Presque Violettes
• R. Indica Chremesina Thory
• Subviolacea
• Ternaux (china, Laffay, pre 1821)

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Jean Laffay (France, before 1821).

Class:

China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Light purple. [Violet-red.]. Crimson, shading towards violet. Average diameter 2". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Edged purple-red foliage.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Crimson China

Notes:

Obtained in the garden of Ternaux. Pirolle attributes it to Laffay, the chief gardener of Ternaux. The date of 1812 in Desportes' Rosetum Gallicum is probably an error.