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'La Belle Lisette' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Daphne Filiberti's RoseGathering
Bloom:
Light pink, white center. Mild fragrance. up to 15 petals. Single to semi-double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.
Height: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Sets large red hips.
Source: www.rosegathering.com; www.jeanpierrevibert.com
Dedicated to Marie-Louise du Verdier de la Sorinière, Sister Rosalie (June 27, 1765 Saint-Pierre-de-Chemillé - February 10, 1794 Avrille), French lay woman, shot together with her older sister Catherine in the course of the French Revolution, soon after their mother, Marie de la Dive (May 18, 1724 Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine - January 26, 1794 Angers), vidow of Verdier de la Sorinière was guillotined. Marie-Louise was declared a martyr and subsequently beatified on February 19, 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
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