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'Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre' rose Description
'Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre (hybrid perpetual, Cochet, 1855)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of edulkot
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Origin:
Bred by Scipion Cochet (France, before 1855).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre'.
Class:
Hybrid Perpetual.  
Bloom:
Carmine-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 6".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Light green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 4'1" (100 to 125cm).  Width: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Commemorates a visit to Paris undertaken by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on 18-27 August, 1855, this being the first visit of a British monarch since over 400 years.
 
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