'Souvenir du Président Lincoln' Rose

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'Souvenir du Président Lincoln' rose Description

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'Souvenir du Président Lincoln (bourbon, Moreau-Robert 1865)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of scvirginia

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

35 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Bourbon.

Origin:

Bred by Moreau-Robert (France, 1865).

Class:

Bourbon.

Bloom:

Crimson, darker shading. Strong fragrance. 80 petals. Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Sir Joseph Paxton

Notes:

Moreau-Robert named this rose to honor President Lincoln in the year of his death... the old-fashioned blooms are a bright rose red.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and was assasinated April 15, 1865.

The pink-lilac rose in commerce, is not the original crimson red, shaded black version.