'Madame Rivers' Rose

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'Madame Rivers' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste (père) Guillot (1803-1882) (France, 1850).
Introduced in Australia by John Baptist in 1861 as 'Madame Rivers'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Light pink, white reverse. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular, rounded bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Leafy sepals, rounded buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Glossy, light green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Arena Roses 1999 Catalog presents a list of roses hybridized by the Guillot Family. This is one of the roses that is on that list.