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'Maréchal Niel' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
72 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Medium yellow Noisette. Registration name: Maréchal Niel (tea noisette, Pradel or Castel 1857)
Class:
Noisette, Tea, Tea Noisette, Tea, Cl..
Bloom:
Yellow. Iris fragrance. Strong, raspberry, tea, violets fragrance. Average diameter 5". Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Climbing. Glossy, light green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 10' to 15' (305 to 455cm). Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7a through 10a. Shade tolerant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Do not prune.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Dedicated to Adolphe Niel (October 4, 1802 Muret - August 13, 1869 Paris), French army general and statesman, Marshall of France since August 1859, Minister of War 1867-1869.
This rose is usually attributed to Pradel, but was introduced by Eugène Verdier in 1864. In the 1880's, Verdier claimed that his friend M. Castel found the rose growing in a Montauban garden. See REFERENCES and COMMENTS.
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