'Zéphirine Drouhin' Rose

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'Zéphirine Drouhin' rose Description

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'Zéphirine Drouhin (bourbon, Bizot 1868)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Rosarium M.Kralka

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Charles Bonnet (syn. of 'Zéphirine Drouhin')
• "Davies Sleep Out Rose"
• Thornless Rose (Syn. 'Zéphirine Drouhin')
• Zéphyrine Drouhin

HMF Ratings:

193 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium pink Bourbon, Cl..
Registration name: Zéphirine Drouhin (bourbon, Bizot 1868)

Origin:

Bred by Léon Bizot (France, 1868).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in before 1921 as 'Zéphirine Drouhin'.

Class:

Found Rose, Bourbon, Cl., Hybrid Pendulina.

Bloom:

Pink. [Deep pink, white center.]. Long petals. Blooms borne on short stems, close to the cane. Strong, damask fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Large, matte, light green foliage.

Height: 10' to 15' (305 to 455cm). Width: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge, landscape, pillar or shrub. Hardy. vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Some question about classification. [See References.]
'Zéphirine Drouhin' ex Guillot is tetraploid . See reference of 2002.

Some growers have found plants were troubled by mildew until well established.