'Maria Leonida' Rose

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'Maria Leonida' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Marie Leonida
• Rosa X leonida Moldenke

HMF Ratings:

49 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Bracteata.
Exhibition name: Maria Leonida

Origin:

Bred by Lemoyne (France, 1826).
Introduced in France by Martin Burdin et Cie in 1830 as 'Maria Leonida'.
Introduced in Australia by Law, Somner Pty. Ltd. in 1886 as 'Maria Leonida'.

Class:

Hybrid Bracteata.

Bloom:

White, blush shading. Delicate blush centers. Strong, tea fragrance. Medium, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall.

Height: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Bengale à odeur de thé × Rosa bracteata J.C.Wendl.

Notes:

Reportedly raised from open pollinated seed of Thé bengale ordinaire [could this be Hume's Blush Tea-Scented China/Bengale thé] that was planted close to Rosa bracteata and thus not truly a species cross. For different speculations on parentage - see References.

See also 'Victoire Modeste'.

Per the REFERENCES, this rose can grow much taller than the minimum reported of five feet.
Dedicated to the daughter of nurseryman André Leroy. Maria Leonida married a M. Appert.