'Duchesse de Brabant' Rose

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'Duchesse de Brabant' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Harrison

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Comtesse de Labarathe
• Comtesse de Labarthe
• Countess Bertha
• Shell
• The Shell Rose (tea, Bernede 1857)

HMF Ratings:

89 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Tea.
Registration name: Duchesse de Brabant

Origin:

Bred by H.B. (or poss. H. Pierre) Bernède (France, 1857).

Class:

Tea. Earth Kind ™.

Bloom:

Rose-pink, yellow highlights, ages to lighter . Strong, tea fragrance. 45 petals. Large, very double, cupped, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Spreading.
Height of 3' to 8' (90 to 245 cm). Width of 2' to 3' (60 to 90 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 11. Can be used for specimen. Vigorous. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Named for The Duke of Brabant, who was a Belgian prince.
Pierre Guillot states that 'Comtesse de Labarthe' is a descendant of 'Caroline'.- see References.

Roosevelt's "pet" rose (see References for more information).
Despite statements in newer literature, 'Comtesse Ouwaroff' is not a synonym of 'Comtesse de Labarthe', but a similar rose.

Ploidy determined by David Zlesak (plant from Chamblee's Nursery).