'Madame Laurette Messimy' Rose

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'Madame Laurette Messimy' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of billy teabag

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink.
Registration name: Madame Laurette Messimy

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (France, 1887). Bred by Pierre Guillot (1855-1918) (France, 1887).
Introduced in Australia by Anderson and Co. in 1897 as 'Madame Laurette Messimy'.

Class:

China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Pink, yellow undertones. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 10b.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rival de Paestum × Madame Falcot

Notes:

Issued jointly by father and son. Different opinions on parentage.- see References.
'Mme Laurette Messimy' as commercialized in USA is not the original rose.