'Eugène Fürst' Rose

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'Eugène Fürst' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Petals & Buds Nursery

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

45 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Eugène Fürst
Exhibition name: Eugène Fürst

Origin:

Bred by Soupert & Notting (Luxembourg, 1875).
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Eugène Fürst'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, dark purple shading. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, spreading.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew, susceptible to rust . Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Baron de Bonstetten × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Eugen Fürst (1822-1877), nurseryman in Frauendorf, Baviera, editor of the "Frauendorfer Blätter" and Board member of the Praktische Gartenbau-Gesellschaft in Bayern. He succeeded his father Johann Evangelist Fürst (1784-1846) who had established the model estate in Frauendorf.