'Lily Mertschersky' Rose

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'Lily Mertschersky' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Gartenjockels kleine gaerten

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Lily Mestschersky

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Noisette.

Origin:

Bred by Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (France, 1877).

Class:

Noisette.

Bloom:

Violet - red. None to mild fragrance. Medium, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Russian nobility, claiming descent from the Volga-Finn Meshchera tribe who lived between the Oka and Klyazma rivers. The Mestchersky family is of Tatar origin and descends from Hussein Sherinsky, who was the Prince of Meshera (a region near Moscow between the rivers of Oka and Klyazma) in the 15th century. After the Russian revolution family members were in exile in Western Europe and had a villa in Nice.
"Lily" is said to be a nickname used by Princess Natalia "Natascha" Aleksandrovna Meshcherskaya.