'Pontcarral' Rose

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'Pontcarral' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Pontcarral

Origin:

Bred by Charles Mallerin (France, before 1943).
Introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1943 as 'Pontcarral'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, red shading, yellow undertones, golden-yellow reverse. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Charles P. Kilham
pollen:	Charles P. Kilham × Margaret McGredy

Notes:

In the 1944 reference Mallerin is cited as the breeder and Meilland as the introducer.
"Pontcarral, colonel of the empire" is a 1942 French movie, based on the novel "Pontcarral" by Albéric Cahuet (1937). The pseudonym Pontcarral was used by several perosns of the Résistance.