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• Clothilde Soupert (polyantha, Soupert & Notting 1888)
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White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Clotilde Soupert (polyantha, Soupert & Notting 1888)
Exhibition name: Clotilde Soupert

Bred by Soupert & Notting (Luxembourg, 1888).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Clothilde Soupert'.

Polyantha.  

White, rose-pink center, red shading.  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, well-branched.  Medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  prefers dry climates.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.