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Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Sénateur Vaïsse

Bred by Jean-Baptiste (père) Guillot (1803-1882) (France, 1859).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Sénateur Vaïsse'.

Hybrid Perpetual.  

Crimson to carmine-red, lighter reverse.  Strong fragrance.  32 petals.  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Light green, dense foliage.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

Arena Roses 1999 Catalog presents a list of roses hybridized by the Guillot Family. This is one of the roses that is on that list.

Senator Vaïsse, in charge of the administration of the Départment du Rhône.