HelpMeFind Roses, Clematis and Peonies
Roses, Clematis and Peonies
and everything gardening related.
DescriptionPhotosLineageAwardsReferencesMember RatingsMember CommentsMember JournalsCuttingsGardensBuy From 
'St. Brennus' rose Description
'Brennus' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Dirk Rojahn
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid China.
Origin:
Bred by Jean Laffay (France, before 1830).
Class:
Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid China.  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, expanded , semi-globular bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Well-branched.  

Height: 39" to 10' (100 to 305cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be trained as a climber.  suitable for a pillar.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Parentage:
Notes:
Most sources agree on the breeder and date, but don't agree on the classification -- Gallica, Hybrid China, Hybrid Bourbon.
Mike Lowe puts this rose with the Chinas and assigns it the date of 1836...


Pépinières Loubert's 2002 Catalogue provides an alternative name of 'Queen Victoria'.

 
© 2024 HelpMeFind.com