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'Arthur de Sansal' rose Description
'Arthur de Sansal' rose photo
Photo courtesy of frederic
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
53 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Portland.
Registration name: Arthur de Sansal
Origin:
Bred by Scipion Cochet (France, before 1855).
Class:
Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Perpetual, Portland.  
Bloom:
Dark purple, purple shading, red highlights.  Strong fragrance.  Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  
Habit:

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Robert Arthur Sanson de Sansal (December 24, 1820 Paris - June 19, 1874 Dammarie les Lys or Féricy), amateur rose breeder, brother of Colonel de Sansal (see). Arthur de Sansal married on March 30, 1848 Caroline-Francine Desprez (November 7, 1819 Maisons-Alfort - November 22, 1917 Paris), the daughter of breeder Jean Desprez.
Mike Lowe says this rose is a Damask Perpetual...
Pépinières Loubert also credits this rose to Cochet.
 
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