'Madame Désirée Giraud' Rose

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'Madame Désirée Giraud' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Madame Désirée Giraud

Origin:

Discovered by Louis Giraud d'Haussy (France, before 1853).
Introduced in Belgium by Louis van Houtte in 1854 as 'Madame Désirée Giraud'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

White and pink, dark red stripes. Mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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

Notes:

Dedicated to Marie Désirée d'Haussy (b. December 23, 1822 Artres, Nord) who married Louis Edouard Edmond Giraud (b. February 1, 1820 Aulnoy-les-Valenciennes, Nord) on March 27, 1844. She was the daughter of Jean Baptiste d'Haussy, mayor of Artres, and founder of the Sucreries d'Artres.

'Mme Désirée Giraud' in gardens and commerce seems to be 'Baronne Prévost'. The former seems to have been an unstable sport - see Reference of 1866 by Margottin. Margottin also states that 'Mme Désirée Giraud' can be discerned from 'Panachée d'Orléans' by its very fine and very numerous prickles, while the latter is almost thornless.