Commercially available

19 favorite votes.  

Mauve or mauve blend Tea.

Bred by Unknown (before 1829).

China / Bengale, Gallica / Provins, Tea.  

Purple, red edges.  Moderate fragrance.  Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, button-eye, flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

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USDA zone 4b through 8b.  

Older literature lists 'Haddington' as a purple china or tea. Is the gallica 'Haddington' at Sangerhausen a hybrid china, or just mislabeled?
Haddington, possibly Thomas Hamilton (1563-1637), Earl of Haddington, favorite of James VI of Scotland; or Haddington, county town of East Lothian, Scotland.