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Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Baronne Prévost

Bred by Jean Desprez (France, 1841).
Introduced in France by Pierre Cochet (père) in 1842 as 'Baronne Prévost'.
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1857 as 'Baronne Prévost'.

Hybrid Perpetual.  

Pink, lilac shading.  Strong, damask fragrance.  Average diameter 6".  Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, button-eye, flat bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  

Armed with thorns / prickles.  Wavy or ruffled foliage.  7 leaflets.  
Height of 39" to 5' (100 to 150 cm).  Width of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm).

USDA zone 4b and warmer.  A good subject for pegging.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  

Mike Lowe says this rose is a Damask Perpetual. See References for Francis Parkman's observations on Baronne Prevost.