'Belle Lyonnaise' Rose

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'Belle Lyonnaise' rose Description

My HMF:

'Belle Lyonnaise (tea, Levet, 1869)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of kai-eric

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Tea, Cl..
Registration name: Belle Lyonnaise (tea, Levet, 1869)

Origin:

Bred by Antoine Levet (père) (France, 1869).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1873 as 'Belle Lyonnaise'.

Class:

Noisette, Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Light yellow, lighter reverse, salmon-yellow shading, ages to cream . Moderate fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 10' (305cm). Width: 6' (185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy. Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Gloire de Dijon (Tea Noisette, Jacotot 1850)

Notes:

Also a Hybrid Perpetual by this name. Rosenlexikon points out a similarity to 'Grossherzogin Luise von Baden'.