'Elise Flory' Rose

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'Elise Flory' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Stefan

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Elise Fleury

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Bourbon.

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (France, before 1851). Bred by Jean-Baptiste (père) Guillot (1803-1882) (France, before 1851).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1852 as 'Elise Flory'.

Class:

Bourbon, China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Light pink, lighter edges. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Dense.

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Arena Roses 1999 Catalog presents a list of roses hybridized by the Guillot Family. This is one of the roses ('Elise Flory') that is on that list.
Mike Lowe gives this rose a date of 1851...
Possibly dedicated to Élisa Fleury (February 10, 1795 Paris - December 28, 1862 Paris), embroideress, famous as poetess and chansonnière. She received the Prix Lambert of the Académie française in 1860.