'Arthur de Sansal' Rose

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'Arthur de Sansal' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Peter Miller

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

54 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Portland.
Registration name: Arthur de Sansal

Origin:

Bred by Scipion Cochet (France, before 1855).

Class:

Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual, Portland.

Bloom:

Dark red, dark brown shading, ages to violet . None / no fragrance. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Light green foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Géant des Batailles

Notes:

Robert Arthur Sanson de Sansal (December 24, 1820 Paris - June 19, 1874 Dammarie les Lys or Féricy), amateur rose breeder, brother of Colonel de Sansal (see). Arthur de Sansal married on March 30, 1848 Caroline-Francine Desprez (November 7, 1819 Maisons-Alfort - November 22, 1917 Paris), the daughter of breeder Jean Desprez.
Mike Lowe says this rose is a Damask Perpetual...
Pépinières Loubert also credits this rose to Cochet.