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'William Christie ®' rose Description
'William Christie ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
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Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
39 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: MASwicri
Exhibition name: William Christie ®
Origin:
Bred by Dominique Massad (France, before 1998).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1998 as 'William Christie'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Generosa ® Collection)  
Bloom:
Light pink.  Strong, citrus, myrrh fragrance.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), old-fashioned bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, spreading.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 43" (up to 110cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU4557P  on  3 Jun 2013
Application No: 2002/300  on  10 Sep 2002   VIEW PBR PATENT
‘Maswicri’ was the resultant seedling from a cross between ‘Versigny’ (seed parent) and an unnamed seedling (pollen parent) at the property of Roseraies Pierre Guillot in Chamagnieu, France
First sold in France in 1999.
 
France - Patent  on  1999
Notes:
William Christie (b. December 19, 1944) is an American orchestra conductor.