'Auguste Gervais' Rose

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'Auguste Gervais' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Auguste Gervaise

HMF Ratings:

31 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Auguste Gervais

Origin:

Bred by Barbier Frères & Compagnie (France, 1916).

Class:

Hybrid Wichurana.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, copper shading, yellow shading, ages to cream . Strong fragrance. Average diameter 4.5". Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: up to 19'8" (up to 600cm). Width: 18' (550cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, landscape or pillar. Hardy. very vigorous. Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa luciae Franch. & Rochebr. × Le Progrès

Notes:

Pépinières Loubert provides a date of 1916.
Auguste Louis Joseph Gervais (December 6, 1857 Paris - August 31, 1917 Paris), journalist and Democratic Left senator (January 3, 1909 - August 31, 1917) from the Dept. Seine.