'Bengale Cerise' Rose

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'Bengale Cerise' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ulf Eliasson

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bengale à longs pédoncules
• Bengale Étoilé (china, Unknown, pre 1824)
• Cerise (china, Prévost, 1836)
• Cerise (china)
• Pedunculis longissimis
• Rosa Indica Stelligera
• Tendre japonnaise

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (China, before 1800).
Introduced in France by Jean-Pierre Vibert in before 1820 as 'Bengale Cerise'.
Introduced in France by Louis Noisette in before 1826 as 'Tendre japonnaise'.
Introduced in France by Julien-Alexandre Hardy / Roseraie du Luxembourg in before 1837 as 'Bengale Cerise'.

Class:

China / Bengale, Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Cherry-red. Cherry-red. Medium, single (4-8 petals), double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season, once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 10b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Pépinières Loubert's 2002 Catalogue attributes provenance to China pre-1800.