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'Louise Cretté' rose Description
'Louise Cretté' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Marita Protte
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Louise Cretté
Origin:
Bred by César Chambard (France, before 1913).
Introduced in France by C. Chambard in 1915 as 'Mademoiselle Louise Cretté'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in before 1921 as 'Louise Cretté'.
Class:
Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual, Cl..  
Bloom:
White, cream center.  Moderate, apple fragrance.  55 petals.  Average diameter 6.5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Large, dark green foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  
Breeder's notes:
flowers snow-white, center creamy white, well-formed, 6-7 in., 55 petals, high-centered, moderate fragrance; foliage dark; vigorous, bushy growth
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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