'Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte' Rose

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'Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte' rose Description

My HMF:

'Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Lens Roses ®

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte
Exhibition name: Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte

Origin:

Discovered by Victor Lens (1889 - 1969) (Belgium, 1941).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1945 as 'Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Coral-pink to rose-pink. None to mild fragrance. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Shade tolerant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Orange Triumph

Notes:

Louis Lens says this rose is also known as 'Pink Triumph' and carries up to 20 blossoms on a cluster. See identical sport 'Pink Triumph' by Hassefras (1951)

Discovery year source: www.rosabelgica.be
Princesse Joséphine-Charlotte