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• Clothilde Soupert (polyantha, Soupert & Notting 1888)
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White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Clotilde Soupert
Exhibition name: Clotilde Soupert

Bred by Soupert & Notting (Luxembourg, 1888).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Clothilde Soupert'.

Polyantha.  

White, pink center, red shading.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, thornless (or almost), well-branched.  Light green foliage.  
Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm).  Width of up to 2' (up to 60 cm).

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  prefers dry climates.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.