'Queen Victoria' Rose

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'Queen Victoria' rose Description

My HMF:

'Queen Victoria (hybrid perpetual, Fontaine, 1850)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Ulf Eliasson

Synonyms:

• La Reine à fleurs blanches
• Paul's Victoria
• White La Reine

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Queen Victoria (hybrid perpetual, Fontaine, 1850)

Origin:

Bred by François Fontaine (père) (France, before 1850).
Introduced in United Kingdom by A. Paul & Son in 1850 as 'Queen Victoria'.
Introduced in Australia by John J. Rule, Victoria Nursery in 1858 as 'Queen Victoria'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual, Tea.

Bloom:

White, light pink undertones. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Compact, light prickles. Medium green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of La Reine

Notes:

Compare also 'White La Reine' (syn 'Queen Victoria' HP Margottin, c1860)