'Emma la Rouge' Rose

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'Emma la Rouge' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Callimarcio

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Gallica.

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Pierre Vibert II (France, 1999).

Class:

Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica.

Bloom:

Crimson, violet shading. Strong fragrance. up to 125 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Large foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm).

Growing:

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

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

La Belle Sultane × Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853)

Notes:

Source: www.jeanpierrevibert.com

Named after Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 Kowno, Russia (today: Lithuania) - May 14, 1940 Toronto), lithuanian-born american political activist and anarchist ("Red Emma"). She was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919, but left disillusioned for England in 1921.