'Marchioness of Londonderry' Rose

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'Marchioness of Londonderry' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (United Kingdom, 1893).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Marchioness of Londonderry'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

White or white blend. Mild to strong fragrance. 50 petals. Average diameter 8". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Dense, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Light green foliage.

Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild (hybr. perpetual, Pernet, 1867)

Notes:

The pink rose now in commerce in the U.S. as Marchioness of Londonderry is probably not the ivory white HP that was originally sold under that name (but possibly 'Sachsengruss')