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'Madame Laurette Messimy' rose Description
'Madame Laurette Messimy' rose photo
Photo courtesy of marcir
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
 
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink.
Registration name: Madame Laurette Messimy
Origin:
Bred by Pierre Guillot (1855-1918) (France, 1887). Bred by Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (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: up to 4' (up to 120cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 10b.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
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.
Dedicated to Mme Laurette Marie Anne Messimy (née Girodon)(1845 - September 12, 1923), rose lover at Château de Messimy, Charnoz-sur-Ain, married February 14, 1868 to Paul Messimy (April 8, 1937 Lyon - October 26, 1902 Charnoz), notary in Lyon.
 
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