'Souvenir de Georges Pernet' Rose

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'Souvenir de Georges Pernet' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Souvenir de Georges Pernet

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, before 1918).
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1921 as 'Souvenir de Georges Pernet'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1923 as 'Souvenir de Georges Pernet'.

Class:

Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Red, yellow shading, carmine-red edges. Strong fragrance. 31 petals. Very large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright. Bronze-green foliage.

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Hardy. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Madame Edouard Herriot

Notes:

Georges Pernet (September 11, 1886 Lyon - June 24, 1915 Vosges), younger son of Joseph Pernet-Ducher, was killed in World War I