'Principessa delle Rose' Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

'Principessa delle Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosinante

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Princesse des Roses
• Principesse delle Rose

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Principesse delle Rose

Origin:

Bred by Domenico Aicardi (1878-1964) (Italy, before 1953).
Introduced in Italy by Cav. Vincenzo Asseretto in 1953 as 'Principessa delle Rose'.
Introduced in France by Ets. Horticole Léon Pin in 1959 as 'Princesse des Roses'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, lilac shading. Moderate fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,355 on 1 Mar 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Julien Potin × Sensation (hybrid tea, Hill 1922)

Notes:

Named on occasion of the wedding of Princesse Maria Pia of Savoia (b. September 24, 1934 Napoli) on February 12, 1955 to Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924-2016)