'Baron Ernest Leroy' Rose

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'Baron Ernest Leroy' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Colonel de Sansal

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Armand Garçon (France, before 1866).
Introduced in France by Hippolyte Jamain in 1875 as 'Colonel de Sansal'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink, darker shading. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Baronne Prévost (Hybrid Perpetual, Desprez, 1841)

Notes:

Source: Roses de Normandie
Baron Ernest Leroy, Prefect of the department Seine-Inférieure during 1849-1870

[Henri-Philippe-Robert Sanson de Sansal (August 7, 1817 Paris - January 5, 1886), Colonel of the 3. Regiment of Mounted Riflemen (Chasseurs à cheval), 2nd Lieutenant on November 16, 1840; Captain on June 21 1846; Chevalier on October 8, 1857; Colonel on December 28, 1868
Member Roseraie "Roses de Normandie" informs that this rose was actually bred by amateur breeder Armand Garçon, but commercialized by Hippolyte Jamain.]