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'Alpina rosea' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Belmont
Bloom:
Purple, white center, white streaks. [Mauve or purple blend.]. Lilac-pink to light violet. None / no fragrance. 15 to 20 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.
Habit:
Tall, arching, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Matte, fringed stipules foliage. 5 to 9 leaflets.
Height: 9'10" to 13'1" (300 to 400cm). Width: 8' (245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Rosa x l'heritierana Redouté (1821)
'L'Heritierana' is not the original 'Boursault': Redouté & Thory, Desportes, Prévost describe them separately, while later 20th century authors place them as synonyms. The former is the widespread "Boursaultii" of the nurseries, with deep lilac-pink blooms streaked white, while the original 'Boursault' was pink without streaks and less double.
Roger Philips and Martyn Rix state that it is a hybrid with R. pendulina and a China, raised before 1820. They claim that Thory is the author of the name and that it is the original Boursault Rose.
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