'Brutus' Rose

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'Brutus' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Christine Meile

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Brennus
• Queen Victoria (hybrid china, Laffay, 1830)
• St. Brennus

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid China.

Origin:

Bred by Jean Laffay (France, before 1830).

Class:

Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Crimson. Average diameter 2.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, expanded , semi-globular bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Well-branched.

Height: 39" to 10' (100 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be trained as a climber. suitable for a pillar.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Most sources agree on the breeder and date, but don't agree on the classification -- Gallica, Hybrid China, Hybrid Bourbon.
Mike Lowe puts this rose with the Chinas and assigns it the date of 1836...

Pépinières Loubert's 2002 Catalogue provides an alternative name of 'Queen Victoria'.