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'Marie van Houtte' rose Description
'Marie van Houtte' rose photo
Photo courtesy of TwoDogMom
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
78 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Tea.
Registration name: Marie van Houtte
Origin:
Bred by Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (France, 1871).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Marie van Houtte'.
Introduced in United States by Conard & Jones Co. in 1903 as 'The Gem'.
Class:
Tea.  
Bloom:
Cream, pink shading, pink edges, buff undertones.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  

Height: 3' to 9' (90 to 275cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 9b.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Notes:
Said to be similar to 'Mme Paul Marny' - see.
'Marie van Houtte' in commerce in Europe is often 'William R. Smith'. WRS is creamy white and shaded shell-pink at the centre (blanc crème, centre teinté rosé). MVH is yellowish white, edged pink (blanc jaunâtre liseré rose vif).
 
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