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'Alice Hamilton' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Pamela Temple
Bloom:
Crimson, vermilion highlights. Mild, sweet fragrance. Very large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.
Habit:
Short. Glossy, dark green foliage.
Breeder's notes:
Alice Nabonnand (Nabonnand 1904). Fl. rouge cramoisi brillant veloute, reflet garance, tr. gr., demi-pl., gr. petales, bouton allonge, odor. Arb. tr. vig., tr. florif. (Description from P.&C. Nabonnand's catalogue).
i.e. Bright Crimson red, shades of garance, very big, semi-double, big petals, elongated bud, scented, very vigourous bush, very floriferous.
Distributed by Paul and Clement Nabonnand in 1904. (G. Nabonnand died in 1903).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Different opinions on seed parent - see References. The pink 'Alice Hamilton' in gardens and in commerce seems to be mislabeled.
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