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'ALBjv' rose Description
'Souvenir de Gilles Villeneuve' rose photo
Photo courtesy of alberici marc
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Souvenir de Gilles Villeneuve
Exhibition name: Souvenir de Gilles Villeneuve
Origin:
Bred by Marc Alberici (Italy, before 2010).
Class:
Floribunda, Polyantha (Europe).  
Bloom:
Red, yellow center, stripet white,yellow flecks.  Strong, cinnamon, clove fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, compact.  Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).  Width: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).
Growing:
Can be used for beds and borders.  Hardy.  very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, blackspot resistant, mildew resistant.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
Breeder's notes:
In memory of the great Canadian champion of Formula 1 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (1950-1982)
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Strong fragrance, clove and cinnamon
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (January 18, 1950 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec - May 8, 1982 Leuven, Belgium), Canadian racing driver, died following a crash at the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix.
 
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