'Principessa Mafalda' Rose

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'Principessa Mafalda' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Origin:

Bred by Franco Galliati (Italy, 1992).

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Crimson. Very double, cluster-flowered, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Lilli Marleen × Alain

Notes:

Dedicated to Princess Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana of Savoy (November 2, 1902 - August 27, 1944), second daughter of Kingg Vittorio Emmanuele III of Italy. She was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and died from wounds after the bombing of an ammunition factory inside the Buchenwald concentration camp.