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'Frédéric Wörth' rose References
Book (2007) Page(s) 211. Index of all the roses bred in Lyon, France.
Book (Dec 2000) Page(s) 472. Mme Charles Frédéric Worth Rugosa [Widow] Schwartz (Lyon, France) 1889
Book (Sep 1993) Page(s) 294. Includes photo(s). Mrs. Charles Frederick Worth Hybrid Rugosa. Description. Charles Frederick Worth, though an Englishman, was the leading Paris couturier of the late nineteenth century... He died in 1898, nine years after the rose was introduced. It is credited to a gentleman named Worth. This may be a coincidence or perhaps Charles Worth, like Caroline Testout a few years later, may have used the rose to promote his own business... double blooms in cool pink. Parentage unknown.
Book (Aug 1990) Page(s) 48, 52. Includes photo(s). p. 48: [Photo] Madame Charles Frederic Worth Schwartz 1889. Semidouble, rosy carmine flowers... Outstanding yellow leaves in fall... p. 52: another very early hybrid rugosa, and one that is no longer available in commerce, has rosy carmine flowers that usually open in late spring and continue on through the fall...
Website/Catalog (1938) Page(s) 47. Rugosa Roses and their Hybrids (R. Rugosa). These do not require pruning after the first season, except cutting away dead wood. Madame Charles Worth... Rosy carmine. Semi-double; large bunches. Introduced 1890.
Book (1936) Page(s) 763. Worth, Mme. Charles-Frédéric (hybrid rugosa) Schwartz 1889; carmine-red, large, double, cup form, fine form, in clusters of 3-5, fragrance 7/10, once-blooming, slight repeat, few prickles, growth 7/10, dense. Sangerhausen
Magazine (Jul 1930) Page(s) 88. Mme Vve SCHWARTZ, de Lyon, présenta, 1889, la variété Mme Charles Frédéric Worth, à grandes fleurs pleines en coupe, d'un beau rouge carminé.
Website/Catalog (1929) Page(s) 65. Shrub Roses Madame Charles Frederick Worth. (Mme. Schwartz, 1899.) Flowers are rosy carmine, of large size and rich fragrance, produced freely in clusters. Plant is very vigorous and floriferous, flowering sparsely through summer and fall. Close to Belle Poitevine in general aspect, but distinct. Very valuable in severe climates.
Website/Catalog (1921) Page(s) 24. Roses. Madame Charles Worth, rosy-carmine, semi-double; class: Rugosa; habit of growth: vigorous.
Book (Apr 1915) Page(s) 59. Madame Charles Worth Rugosa. Schwartz, 1890. Description and cultivation... rosy carmine...
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