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'Roi des Pourpres' rose Description
'Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourpres' rose photo
Photo courtesy of orsola
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
65 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Portland.
Registration name: Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourpres
Origin:
Discovered by Swales (Belgium, before 1830).
Class:
Damask Perpetual, Hybrid China, Portland.  
Bloom:
Crimson, purple shading.  Strong fragrance.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  
Habit:
Well-branched.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes:
'Rose du Roi à fleurs pourpres' in commerce may be several roses of different origins - see References.
Mike Lowe says this rose is a Damask...
The parentage is disputed. The breeding year is ca. 1845 based on Prince and Rivers. The date of 1819 mentioned in most literature is due to a confusion with an earlier Gallica by Descemet called 'Roi des Pourpres' - see.
Prince distinguishes between 'Du Roi pourpre' and 'Mogador/Crimson superbe'.
 
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