'Empress Marie of Russia' Rose

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'Empress Marie of Russia' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Exadelphé
• Imperatrice Maria Feodorowna (tea, Nabonnand, 1884)
• Impératrice Maria Feodorowna de Russie

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Tea.
Registration name: Empress Marie of Russia

Origin:

Bred by Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (France, 1884).
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Impératrice Maria Feodorowna de Russie'.

Class:

Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow - white, pink edges. . Strong fragrance. Very large, very double, globular, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Well-branched.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

L'Haÿ's 1902 catalogue and "Rosenlexikon" list 'Exadelphé' and Impératrice Maria Feodorowna' separately. It is possible that these were not synonyms, but similar roses.