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• Monsieur Victor Verdier

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Deep pink Hybrid Perpetual.

Bred by François Lacharme (France, 1859).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Victor Verdier'.

Hybrid Perpetual.  

Rose-pink, carmine-pink shading.  None to mild fragrance.  50 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals), globular, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Armed with thorns / prickles.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Hardy.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  Prune dead wood.  

Verdier (Philippe-Victor). -- Horticulturalist of Ivry (Seine); died in 1878 at the age of 75... Born August 5, 1803, at Yerres (Seine-et-Oise), died in February, 1878... In 1838, the remontant roses began to take the place of the non-remontants, and Victor Verdier, who had the most complete collection of these latter, disposed of them, rebuilding a new collection with the new roses.