'Madame Norbert Levavasseur' Rose

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'Madame Norbert Levavasseur' rose Description

My HMF:

'Baby Rambler (polyantha, Levavasseur, 1903)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of scvirginia

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Baby Rambler (polyantha, Levavasseur, 1903)
• Red Baby Rambler (polyantha, Levavasseur, 1903)

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Polyantha.
Registration name: Madame Norbert Levavasseur
Exhibition name: Madame Norbert Levavasseur

Origin:

Bred by Ernest Levavasseur (France, before 1903).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Madame Norbert Levavasseur'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Crimson. Mild fragrance. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy.

Height: 16" to 4' (40 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Crimson Rambler × Gloire des Polyantha

Notes:

Joyce Demits at Tanglewood Farms says Mme. Norbert Levavasseur has blooms in shades of light crimson to wine that appear in large clusters.
Norbert Levavasseur, nurseryman at Ussy, Calvados; Vice-President of the Fédération Nationale des Syndicats Horticoles de France