'Alexandre Laquement' rose reviews and comments

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'Alexandre Laquement' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 98-117 most recent 19 MAR 17 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 19 MAR 17 by HMF supporting member

Nastarana

The Friends of Vintage Gardens describe this rose as a hybrid china. See the Vintage Garden Book of Roses (2006) p. 30. I can't help wondering just how hardy this cultivar really is. Is there any record of its' being successfully grown in USDA zones 5 or 4b?	REPLY

Reply #1 of 2 posted 19 MAR 17 by HMF supporting member

jedmar

All the early sources agree that 'Alexandre Laquement' is a gallica. The question is whether the rose at Vintage Gardens was the original, or mislabeled.	REPLY

Reply #2 of 2 posted 19 MAR 17 by HMF supporting member

Nastarana

The VG catalogue had a way of placing roses in categories not used by other authorities. For example, 'Mme. Plantier' was also called a hybrid China at VG; most nurseries and authorities of which I am aware call it an alba and consider it be a likely alba/Noisette hybrid.

I think AL is beautiful and I would like to grow it should it ever again become available, but I am wondering about its hardiness. If most authorities consider it a gallica, can I assume it has typical gallica hardiness?