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'Souvenir du Président Lincoln' rose Description
Photo courtesy of bungalow1056
HMF Ratings:
35 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Crimson, darker shading. Strong fragrance. 80 petals. Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Moreau-Robert named this rose to honor President Lincoln in the year of his death... the old-fashioned blooms are a bright rose red. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and was assasinated April 15, 1865.
The pink-lilac rose in commerce, is not the original crimson red, shaded black version.
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