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• Silène

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Deep pink Tea.
Registration name: Bon Silène

Bred by Modeste Guérin (Angers) (France, 1834).
Introduced in Australia by E. B. Heyne Nursery in 1900 as 'Bon Silène'.

Tea.  

Red, lighter shading.  Cherry-red, shaded blush..  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  

3 to 5 leaflets.  
Height of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm).  Width of 3' to 8' (90 to 245 cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  

Diploid

The attribution to Hardy seems erroneous - see References.
Similarities to 'Hamon'.