Newsletter  (Feb 2020)  Page(s) 14.  Includes photo(s).
 
[From "A Raise Eyebrow for Striped Roses", by Darrell g.h. Schramm, pp. 13-18]
Of the lovely Gallica ‘Camaieux’ much has been written in praise: “One of the finest striped roses in all of rosedom,” “One of the most exquisite of the striped Gallicas,” “One of the glories” of striped roses. The rose appears as mauve or magenta or violet-red with white streaks; or is it pale blush, nearly white, with dark rose-pink or mauve streaks? At any rate, by the fourth day of bloom, its stripes become a pleasant lilac-gray. A flat bloom, double and sweetly fragrant, with a button eye, it grows, like most Gallicas, three to four feet high by about three feet wide. It does require very good soil. ‘Camaieux’ was introduced by Gendron in 1826. Its name, claims one source, derives from an interior decorating fabric; claims another source, it refers to a stone of different colors. I raise a quizzical eyebrow. Why not simply attribute to the name its meaning in French?: Different shades of one color, as in a monochrome painting.

Book  (2002)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Hybrid Gallica. 1830. Rated 7.9

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 139.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Camaïeux’: Gallique… De hauteur modeste pour un gallique - à peine 1m - il ne manque pas de vigueur, et s’il est franc de pied, peut coloniser tout un coin de jardin. Peu épineux, vêtu d’un beau feuillage gris vert… Vibert, France, 1830.

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 37.  
 
Camayeux ('Camaien', 'Camaieu', 'Camaïeux', 'Camailleux') Gallica, Gendron/Vibert 1830. The author cites several sources... lilac pink, striped... As Joyaux has discovered, this rose evidently was grown from seed by one Gendron of Angers, France, and first bloomed in 1826. Vibert himself varied in his spelling of this cultivar's name ['Camayeux' is] the name under which it was originally introduced by him.

Book  (Mar 1999)  Page(s) 40-41.  Includes photo(s).
 
Camaieux Gallica. Vibert (France) 1830... One of the best striped roses...

Book  (Nov 1998)  Page(s) 21.  
 
One of the finest striped roses in all of rosedom. Against a background of creamy white, stripes appear on petals that are first crimson, then purple, and finally lilac, fragrant all the while. Bushes get to be about 3 feet by 3 feet and cover themselves in gray-green foliage.

Book  (Nov 1998)  Page(s) 18.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Jul 1998)  Page(s) 139-141.  Includes photo(s).
 
Camaïeu Gallica, Gendron 1826... many sources attribute this rose to Vibert, however it was raised by an amateur from Anjou by the name of Gendron... it flowered for the first time in 1826. The oldest reference to this rose that the author could find was in an 1833 rose catalogue of Leroy, also from Anjou... blooms singly or in clusters of 2 to 3 blooms...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 140.  Includes photo(s).
 
Vibert (France) 1830. Description and vital statistics. Striking, double, pale pink blooms striped purplish-crimson...

Book  (Oct 1995)  Page(s) 85-86.  Includes photo(s).
 
Camaieux Description, culture, landscape uses... one of the most exquisite of the striped gallicas. An excellent compact shrub for small gardens.