'Jeanne d'Arc' Rose

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'Jeanne d'Arc' rose Description

My HMF:

'Jeanne d'Arc (polyantha, Levavasseur, 1909)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cà Berta

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Jeanne d'Arc

Origin:

Bred by Ernest Levavasseur (France, 1909).

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

White to cream. Moderate fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Small foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Madame Norbert Levavasseur

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage - see References.
Joan of Arc [Jeanne d'Arc], also known as "La Pucelle" and "The Maid of Orleans", French general. Born circa 1412, she was burned at the stake 30 May 1431. She was canonized on 16 May 1920. Her feast day is celebrated 30 May and in France there's a national festival in her honor on the second Sunday in May.