'Duchesse de Cambacérès' Rose

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'Duchesse de Cambacérès' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Waldgarten

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Madame de Cambacérès

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Duchesse de Cambacérès

Origin:

Bred by François Fontaine (père) (France, 1849).
Introduced in France by François Fontaine in 1854 as 'Madame de Cambacérès'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Duchesse de Cambacérès'.

Class:

Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink, purple shading, light pink reverse. Moderate, centifolia, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Dark green foliage.

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of La Reine

Notes:

See Reference for Parentage and fertility.