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'Prince Eugène' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
HMF Ratings:
101 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Class:
Bourbon, China / Bengale, Hybrid China.
Bloom:
Purple, carmine-red center. [Purple - red.] Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles. Small, dark green, reddish-purple foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders or garden. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Eugène de Beauharnais, the son of Empress Josephine, was born 3 September 1781 and died 21 February 1824. He governed Italy from 1805 to 1814. See also "Le Grand Capitaine". Hardy lists a china and a hybrid china named 'Eugène', without "de Beauharnais"
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