'Proserpine' Rose

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'Proserpine' rose Description

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'Proserpine (bourbon, Lebougre, 1841)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cent Arpents

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Bourbon.

Origin:

Bred by Jacques Lebougre (France, before 1841).
Introduced in France by Victor Verdier et fils in 1841 as 'Proserpine'.

Class:

Bourbon.

Bloom:

Crimson. Average diameter 3.25". Very double, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Leafy sepals, rounded buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

hybrid of Émile Courtier

Notes:

Persephone (to the Greeks), Proserpina (to the Romans), daughter of Zeus, goddess of grain.
Breeder was Jacques Lebougre, chief gardener of the Comte de Mondeville. Similar to 'Paul-Joseph'