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'Princesse Charlène de Monaco ®' rose Description
'Princesse Charlène de Monaco ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
62 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Duftjuwel ®
Origin:
Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, before 2010).
Introduced in Germany by BKN Strobel GmbH & Co. KG in 2012 as 'Duftjuwel'.
Introduced in Australia by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in circa 2017.
Class:
Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink, peach shading. [Light apricot and pink.]  Strong fragrance.  66 to 71 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, button-eye, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm).  
Growing:
Rain tolerant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 24,296  on  11 Mar 2014   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/507,651  on  17 Jul 2012
Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the ‘Meirestif’ variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the ‘Meicapinal’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and the ‘Ausmas’ variety (non-patented in the United States)....
The rose plants of the new variety were approximately two years of age and were observed during May while asexually reproduced from cuttings and growing outdoors on their own roots at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.
Notes:
Public's choice for fragrance in the 2011 Saverne trials.

Source: Forster Rosentraum