'Ricordo di Giosue Carducci' Rose

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'Ricordo di Giosue Carducci' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Maddalena Piccinini

Synonyms:

• Souvenir de Giosue Carducci

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Massimiliano Lodi (1863-1930) (Italy, before 1910).
Introduced in Italy by Gaetano Bonfiglioli e figlio in 1910 as 'Ricordo di Giosue Carducci'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White, pink shading, light pink edges, darker reverse. Strong, spice fragrance. Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large, rounded buds.

Habit:

Upright.

Height: 20" to 32" (50 to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Anna Olivier (tea, Ducher, 1872) × La France de '89

Notes:

Giosuè Alessandro Michele Carducci (July 27, 1835 - February 16, 1907), Italian poet and teacher, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.