'Mélanie Willermoz' Rose

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'Mélanie Willermoz' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of billy teabag

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Madame Mélanie Willermoz
• Madame Willermoz

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Tea.

Origin:

Bred by François Lacharme (France, 1845).
Introduced in Australia by John Baptist in 1861 as 'Madame Willermoz'.

Class:

Tea.

Bloom:

White, pink shading, salmon-yellow center. Mild, fruity fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Compact, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 7a through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Mélanie Willermoz, wife of Charles-Fortuné Willermoz (March 6, 1804 Coligny (Ain) - October 6, 1879 Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or), French pomologist, director and professor of the Departmental School for Horticulture at Ecully outside Lyon.