'Richard Smith' Rose

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'Richard Smith' rose Description

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HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Eugène Verdier fils aîne (France, 1861).
Introduced in Australia by Joseph Harris, South Yarra Nurseries in 1865 as 'Richard Smith'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, dark purple shading, violet shading. Medium, semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form.

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Notes:

Said to be similar to 'Général Jacqueminot'.- see. At the end of the 19th century it was deemed a synonym due to its likeness, however, this is not a synonym in the modern sense.
Richard Smith was a nurseryman and seed merchant in Worcester.