'Victor Hugo' Rose

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'Victor Hugo' rose Description

My HMF:

'Victor Hugo (Hybrid Perpetual, Schwartz, 1884)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Victor Hugo (Hybrid Perpetual, Schwartz, 1884)

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Schwartz (France, 1884).
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Victor Hugo'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, dark purple shading. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Charles Lefèbvre × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Writer Victor Hugo was born on February 26, 1802, in Besancon, France. He died May 22, 1885. One of his best known works is Les Miserables.