'Marjorie W. Lester' Rose

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'Marjorie W. Lester' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cass's Garden With Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Abbandonata"
• "Fiddletown Pink Noisette"
• Hybrida (multiflora, Laffay, 1834)
• Laure Davoust

HMF Ratings:

48 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Multiflora.
Registration name: Laure Davoust
Exhibition name: Laure Davoust

Origin:

Bred by Jean Laffay (France, 1834).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Laure Davoust'.

Class:

Found Rose, Hybrid Multiflora, Noisette, Rambler.

Bloom:

Light pink to blush, ages to white . Mild, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Matte, medium green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 12' to 20' (365 to 610cm). Width: 8' (245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. suitable for a pillar.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

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