'Merveille de Lyon' Rose

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'Merveille de Lyon' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bianca K.

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Merveille de Lyon

Origin:

Bred by Jean Pernet (père) (France, 1882).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1899 as 'Merveille de Lyon'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

White, light pink shading. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, compact, dense. Light green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). A good subject for pegging. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild (hybr. perpetual, Pernet, 1867) × Safrano (tea, Beauregard, 1837)

Notes:

See References for more information about Parentage.