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'Madame Legras de St. Germain' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Doris Hansson's Garden
HMF Ratings:
46 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Alba.
Registration name: Madame Legras de St. Germain
Bloom:
White, lemon-yellow undertones. Strong, citrus fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns.
Height: 6' to 15' (185 to 455cm). Width: 6' to 7' (185 to 215cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 9b. Prune after flowering is finished. Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third.. This rose blooms on old wood.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Parentage uncertain, please see References.
Legras-de-St-Germain, author of "L'Art de trouver des Trésors réels dans les campagnes....avec un Plan d'une nouvelle Administartion des Bois et Forêts communaux, etc.", published in Brussels 1811.
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