'Madame Ballu' Rose

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'Madame Ballu' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosarium M.Kralka

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: Madame Ballu

Origin:

Bred by Jules Gravereaux (France, before 1901).
Introduced in France by Roseraie de l'Hay in 1901 as 'Madame Ballu'.
Introduced in France by Charles Pierre Marie Cochet-Cochet in 1904 as 'Madame Ballu'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Light pink, silver(y) highlights. Medium, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles.

Growing:

Very vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853) × Souvenir de la Malmaison
pollen:	Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Notes:

Amélie ("Lili") Alice Henriette Gravereaux (May 16, 1885 Vitry-sur-Seine - February 14, 1960 Paris), youngest daughter of Jules Gravereaux, married on June 6, 1904 Auguste ("René") Ballu (June 30, 1877 Vitry-sur-Seine - June 24, 1948 Paris).
As the rose was already under this name at L'Haÿ in 1902, it must have been dedicated to René Ballu's mother.