'Souvenir du Président Carnot' Rose

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'Souvenir du Président Carnot' rose Description

My HMF:

'Souvenir du Président Carnot' rose photo

Photo courtesy of edulkot

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Souvenir du Président Carnot
Exhibition name: Souvenir du Président Carnot

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, 1894).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Souvenir du Président Carnot'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Tea.

Bloom:

Seashell-pink, blush edges. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.
Height of 3' (90 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Lady Mary Fitzwilliam

Notes:

Dedicated to the memory of the French President Carnot who was assassinated in Lyons, France, on 24 June 1894.

One of the parents of 'Dr. W. Van Fleet'.