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'Princess of Nassau' rose Reviews & Comments
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I planted this rose last year and it did nothing but produce a few very weak shoots. I thought well, that's it, it does not like my growing conditions and needs a drier and warmer climate. I planted it against a corrugated iron shed that faces south and gets roasting hot when the sun shines. This year was much warmer with less rain than usual and to my delight it threw up a couple of shoots 2M high. It is now just starting to flower and looking very healthy. I am very fond of anything that flowers late, it shares a bed with 'Reine des Violettes', 'Duchess of Portland' and 'Tuscany'.
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According to Simon & Cochet (1906) there are or were TWO different 'Princesse de Nassau' roses, the one a moschata bred by Laffay (pale yellow) and one a gallica or alba bred by Miellez (deep pink). If that is so, then you need to include a second listing for the latter. The reference you have from Les Roses Cultivee a L'Hay en 1902 substantiates that. (However, Simon & Cochet clearly got the date wrong for Laffay's rose.)
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We might already have the gallica one listed - as Prince de Nassau
I am afraid I just cannot see the listing for 'Princesse de Nassau' from Les Roses Cultivee a L'Hay en 1902 in my paper copy. I have had a good peer with the magnifying glass and it is certainly not on p103 (which are moss roses anyway) Theoretically it should be on p97 under Noisettes.
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#3 of 4 posted
11 APR 18 by
 Darrell
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A belated reply:
in I quote from Gravereaux's Les roses cultivees a l'Hay en 1902:
Page 103, Section V--Provins: Princesse de Naussau (Miellez) rose fonce.
Page 159 Section I--Moschata: Princesse de Nassau (Laffay) jaune paille
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Because of the 1936 reference in the 'Prince de Nassau' file, I have added the synonym of 'Princesse de Nassau' to that file. (Now I know why I couldn't find it. My Roseraie de l' Hay catalogue is 1900. Yours is 1902.)
Thanks Darrell.
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I grew a moschata hybrid rose named 'Princesse de Nassau'. It was one of the most satisfactory garden plants I have ever grown. The flowers, foliage and bush were all exceptionally attractive, repeat bloom was rapid throughout the growing season and there was a moderate fragrance. Alas, not hardy colder than about USDA zone 7 I would think. It is about the size and shape of a typical white floribunda and, for me, was a much better plant than most of the later florries.
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Rosetum Gallicum (1828) p. 112
Narcisse-Henri-François Desportes
2486 - jaune. - Princesse de Nassau. - flavescens. N. - Fl. jaune-nankin passant au blanc.
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In my garden, this rose does repeat bloom throughout the year. The foliage is as beautiful as the flowers, which are white tinged with pink sometimes. I see no yellow color at all. It makes a lovely small shrub, and might even appeal to gardeners who don't normally grow roses.
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