'Lambert Closse' Rose

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'Lambert Closse' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• U33

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: Lambert Closse

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Ian S. Ogilvie (Canada, 1983). Bred by Dr. Felicitas Svejda (Canada, 1983).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada L'Assomption Quebec in 1994 as 'Lambert Closse'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Explorer Series Collection)

Bloom:

Pink, blush reverse. Mild fragrance. 50 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 33" to 4' (85 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 9,978 on 29 Jul 1997 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/662,759 on 10 Jun 1996

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1959) × John Davis

Notes:

Lambert Closse (1618-1662), a French merchant, who died fighting the Iroquois.
Sam Kedem says this rose offers unsurpassed beauty for Northern gardens.