'Liésis' Rose

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'Liésis' rose Description

My HMF:

'Céline Forestier (Tea Noisette, Trouillard, 1842)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Museo Giardino della Rosa Antica

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Céline Forestier

HMF Ratings:

77 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light yellow Noisette.
Registration name: Céline Forestier (Tea Noisette, Trouillard, 1842)

Origin:

Bred by Victor Trouillard (France, 1842).
Introduced in France by André Leroy in 1860 as 'Céline Forestier'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by John Standish / Standish & Noble in 1860 as 'Céline Forestier'.
Introduced in Australia by Exotic Nursery (Australia) in 1866 as 'Céline Forestier'.

Class:

Noisette, Tea Noisette.

Bloom:

Light yellow, deep yellow center, pink shading. Strong, spice, tea rose fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 6' to 20' (185 to 610cm). Width: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 11. Hardy. vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about breeder and date, see References for chronology of its introduction.

Vintage Gardens classifies this rose as a tea-noisette