'R. alpina rosea hort.' Rose

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'R. alpina rosea hort.' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alpina rosea
• Bengale paniculé
• Bengale violet
• L'Heritier
• L'Heritieranea
• Rosa l'heritierana Redouté & Thory synonym
• Rosa reversa (syn. Boursault)
• Rosa x l'heritierana
• Rosier l'héritier

HMF Ratings:

54 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Boursault.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown French Breeder(s) (France, before 1820).

Class:

Boursault, Rambler.

Bloom:

Purple, white center, white streaks. [Mauve or purple blend.]. Lilac-pink to light violet. None / no fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.

Habit:

Tall, arching, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Matte, fringed stipules foliage. 5 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 9'10" to 13'1" (300 to 400cm). Width: 8' (245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

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Notes:

Rosa x l'heritierana Redouté (1821)
'L'Heritierana' is not the original 'Boursault': Redouté & Thory, Desportes, Prévost describe them separately, while later 20th century authors place them as synonyms. The former is the widespread "Boursaultii" of the nurseries, with deep lilac-pink blooms streaked white, while the original 'Boursault' was pink without streaks and less double.

Roger Philips and Martyn Rix state that it is a hybrid with R. pendulina and a China, raised before 1820. They claim that Thory is the author of the name and that it is the original Boursault Rose.