'Jules Margottin' Rose

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'Jules Margottin' rose Description

My HMF:

'Jules Margottin (Hybrid Perpetual, Margottin, 1853)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Meetza

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Perpetual Brennus

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Jules Margottin (Hybrid Perpetual, Margottin, 1853)

Origin:

Bred by Jacques-Julien Margottin père (1817-1892) (France, 1853).
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1860 as 'Jules Margottin'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, carmine-pink shading, purple shading. Moderate, opinions vary fragrance. 90 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Dense foliage.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of La Reine

Notes:

For more information about parentage, see References. Margottin himself considered it a chance seedling.