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'Alice Hamilton' rose Description
'Alice Hamilton' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Pamela Temple
Availability:
Commercially available
ARS:
Red blend.
Origin:
Bred by Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (France, before 1903).
Introduced in France by Nabonnand P&C in 1903 as 'Alice Hamilton'.
Introduced in Australia by Henry Sewell, Payneham Nurseries in 1905 as 'Alice Hamilton'.
Class:
China / Bengale.  
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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