'Duc Decazes' Rose

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'Duc Decazes' rose Description

My HMF:

'Duc de Cazes (hybrid perpetual, Touvais, 1860)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Duc de Cazes

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Duc de Cazes (hybrid perpetual, Touvais, 1860)

Origin:

Bred by Jean Touvais (France, before 1860).
Introduced in Australia by Thomas Lang in 1866 as 'Duc de Cazes'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Dark purple, violet shading. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853)

Notes:

Duc de Cazes, Honorary President of the Société de l'Horticulture de Paris in 1853. Lived in 26, rue Jacob, Paris.
Mons le Duc Decazes [sic], who died suddenly in Paris October 24th [1860]. He was over 80 years old... [He was] the founder and keeper of the rich nurseries of the Luxembourg, and was the person who put together the greatest collection of grape-vines in the entire world...