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• Active (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Dr. Bretonneau (hybrid lactiflora, Verdier, 1854)
• Fairy Queen (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Frina (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Isabelle Karlitzky (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Lady Bramwell (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Lady Leonora Bramwell (syn. Dr. Bretonneau)
• Madame Modeste (Syn. Dr. Bretonneau')
• Marquis Ito (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Nell Gwynn (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Reevesiana (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea plenissima superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Thisbé (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')

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Bred by Philippe-Victor Verdier (France, 1854).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Kelways Nursery in before 1895 as 'Docteur Bretonneau'.

Hybrid lactiflora.  

Seashell-pink, lilac shading, silver(y) highlights, darker flecks. .  Cream center.  Mild, rose fragrance.  Average diameter 5".  Medium to large, very double, bomb bloom form.  Early.  

Height: 33" to 37" (85 to 95cm).  

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'Dr. Bretonneau' of Verdier re-introduced as 'Lady Leonora Bramwell' by Kelway ca. 1895. Possibly confused in commerce with 'Dr. Bretonneau' of Guérin.- see. Was apparently also sold as 'Fairy Queen' by Terry and 'Isabelle Karlitzky' of Guérin (1858).