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• Jules Margottin

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Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Jules Margottin (hybrid perpetual, Margottin, 1852)

Bred by Jacques-Julien Margottin père (1817-1892) (France, before 1852).
Introduced in France by Margottin père & fils in 1853 as 'Jules Margottin'.
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1860 as 'Jules Margottin'.

Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid Perpetual.  

Cherry-red, carmine-pink shading, purple shading.  None to mild, opinions vary fragrance.  90 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular, scalloped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, rounded buds.  

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  Glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Hardy.  very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  

Tetraploid

For more information about parentage, see References. Margottin himself considered it a chance seedling.
Named after the Breeder's son.