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'Bengale Rouge' rose Description
'Sanguine (china)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of mashamcl
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
70 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red China.
Origin:
Bred by Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (China, before 1800).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Thomas Evans in 1808 as 'Rosa indica rubra Andr.'.
Class:
China / Bengale.  
Bloom:
Crimson or dark red, purple shading, white undertones.  Moderate, sweet fragrance.  Medium to large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, globular bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  Rounded buds.  
Habit:
Glossy, reddish-purple foliage.  

Height: 2' (60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Information for this rose comes from Pépinières Loubert's 2002 Catalogue.

[Two different 'Sanguin' in references, one possibly a semperflorens, another a chinensis Jacq.
'Bengale Sanguin' in commerce today is not as double as the early descriptions and is probably a different China.]
 
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