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'Souvenir d'un Ami' rose Description
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'Souvenir d'un Ami (tea, Bélot-Défougère, 1844)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of mashamcl
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
45 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Tea.
Origin:
Bred by Unknown (1844). Bred by M. Bélot-Défougère (France, 1844).
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1860 as 'Souvenir d'un Ami'.
Class:
Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink, white undertones, salmon-pink shading.  Strong, tea fragrance.  Average diameter 3.25".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form.  Prolific, occasional repeat later in the season.  
Habit:
Glossy foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: 8' to 9'10" (245 to 300cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be grown as a shrub.  plant in partial shade for best color.  suitable for a pillar.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Notes:
The 1845 reference states that 'Souvenir d'un Ami' was bred by a friend of Bélot-Défougère and passed over to the latter - the name of the rose recalling this exchange.
The 1902 catalogue of l'Haÿ lists 'Madame Tixier' and 'Souvenir d'un Ami' separately, so they may be two distinct roses.
Vintage Gardens believes "McClinton Tea" might be the true 'Souvenir d'un Ami'.
Pierre Guillot states that 'Souvenir d'un Ami' is a descendant of 'Adam'.- see References.
 
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