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'Souvenir de Marcel Proust ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of kangatuck
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Medium yellow Floribunda.
Class:
Hybrid Tea, Shrub. (Series: Grand Parfums Collection)
Bloom:
Yellow. Strong, apricot or peach, cinnamon fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, well-branched. Large, matte, light green foliage.
Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third..
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Souvenir de Marcel Proust is one of the new varieties being added to the RINZ Rose Display Trial at the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens in 1999.
Internal breeder code: 7.947.259. Participated in the 1992 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
Marcel Proust was born on 10 July 1871 in Paris, France. He died on 18 November 1922, in Paris.
Note: The ARS classification for this rose is Shrub, not Hybrid Tea.
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