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    'Duc de Rohan' rose Description
    'Duc de Rohan (Hybrid Perpetual, Lévêque, 1861)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of AmiRoses
    HMF Ratings:
    14 favorite votes.  
    ARS:
    Hybrid Perpetual.
    Origin:
    Bred by Louis Lévêque fils (France, 1861).
    Introduced in Australia by Joseph Harris, South Yarra Nurseries in 1865 as 'Duc de Rohan'.
    Class:
    Hybrid Perpetual.  
    Bloom:
    Red, vermilion shading.  Average diameter 4.5".  Very large, very double, in small clusters, globular bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  
    Habit:
    Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b and warmer.  
    Patents:
    Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
    Parentage:
    seedling of Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853)
    Notes:
    Different opinions on parentage - see References.
     
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