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16 favorite votes.  

Deep pink.
Registration name: Van Artevelde

Bred by Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (Belgium, before 1847).

Gallica / Provins.  

Deep pink.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, button-eye, cupped, quartered, reflexed bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Thornless (or almost), upright.  Large, dark green foliage.  
Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm).  

USDA zone 4b through 8b.  

Some difference of opinion about Breeder, see References for more information.