'Georges Pernet' Rose

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'Georges Pernet' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Andreas L.

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Georges Pernet
Exhibition name: Georges Pernet

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, 1887).
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Georges Pernet'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Pink, yellow shading, white highlights, ages to peach . Medium, double (17-25 petals), rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Mignonette (polyantha, Guillot, 1875)

Notes:

Georges Pernet (September 11, 1886 Lyon - June 24, 1915 Vosges), younger son of Joseph Pernet-Ducher, was killed in World War I