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• Aimable Sophie
• Archiduc Charles (gallica, Descemet, before 1815)
• Belle Hélène (gallica, Descemet, pre-1815)
• Clémence Isaure (hybrid gallica, Unknown, pre 1820)

35 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  

Light pink Hybrid Perpetual.

Bred by Jacques-Louis Descemet (France, before 1815). Bred by Unknown (before 1820).

Hybrid Gallica.  

Light pink - pink, lighter outer petals.  Sometimes 6 sepals.  Mild fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, quartered bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Leafy sepals buds.  

Few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 47" to 4'11" (120 to 150cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Prune after flowering is finished.  

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Clémence Isaure is a mythical medieval lady credited with founding the Academy of Floral Games in 1323.

['Belle Hélène' by Descemet and 'Clémence Isaure' and 'Aimable Sophie' were listed separately by Vibert.]