'Gloire de Margottin' Rose

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'Gloire de Margottin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of scvirginia

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Gloire de Margottin

Origin:

Bred by Jacques-Julien Margottin père (1817-1892) (France, 1887).
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Gloire de Margottin'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Scarlet. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, globular, high-centered, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.

Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Gloire des Rosomanes × Unknown

Notes:

According to the Revue horticole of July, 1888, this rose was a cross between Gloire des rosomanes with a Tea Rose, possibly with Goubault. See References.
The Name 'Triomphe de Margottin' on the drawing in the "Revue Horticole" of 1888 was stated to be an error by the editors.