'Pourpre du Luxembourg' Rose

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'Pourpre du Luxembourg' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Crimson Moss (syn. Rouge du Luxembourg)
• Ferruginea (moss)
• Ferrugineuse
• Ferrugineuse du Luxembourg
• Luxembourg
• Luxembourg Moss (moss, Hardy, c. 1831)
• Mousse du Luxembourg
• Mousseuse du Luxembourg
• Mousseuse rouge du Luxembourg
• Rouge (moss, Hardy, c.1831)
• Rouge du Luxembourg

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Moss.
Registration name: Luxembourg (moss, Hardy, 1835), Pourpre du Luxembourg (moss, Hardy, c.1831)

Origin:

Bred by Julien-ALEXANDRE Hardy (France, circa 1831).
Introduced in Australia by Edwin Smith, Clifton Nursery in 1885 as 'Luxembourg'.

Class:

Moss.

Bloom:

Crimson, dark purple shading. Strong fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped, flat bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Large, wavy or ruffled, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

See also 'Coccinea'.

Later REFERENCES give 'Pourpre du Luxembourg' an introduction date of 1848, but there is an 1842 REFERENCE equating it with 'Ferugineuse', itself a synonym for 'Rouge du Luxembourg'. These may or may not have been 2 different roses.

In the 1844 catalogue for the Luxembourg gardens, Hardy lists a 'Mousseuse nouvelle du Luxembourg', as distinct from 'Mousseuse du Luxembourg', but there is no description of it, nor indication of what synonyms it may have had.