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'Albert Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire' rose Description
'A. Geoffroy de St. Hilaire' rose photo
Photo courtesy of flodur
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Perpetual.
Origin:
Bred by Eugène Verdier fils aîne (France, 1878).
Class:
Hybrid Perpetual.  
Bloom:
Cherry-red.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
It is named after Albert Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1835 - 1919), 3rd generation of a famous french family of zoologists. From 1865 to 1893 he was director of the Zoological Garden of Acclimatization at the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. (Reference: wikipedia france)
 
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