Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: China
Extra Color Info: Light pink, with darker pink reverse and silvery edges; ages to cherry-red
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Jean Laffay, 1825
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Le Vesuve'
  • 'Lemesle'
  • 'Vintage Towers Tea'

Common names
  • Rose

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Date: c. 1912
illustration from 'Les plus belles roses au début du XXe siècle

photo credit: A. Barra
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK

Date: 2009-11-05
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 11:28 AM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "Bearing large, fully double flowers with wonderfully swirled centers, 'Le Vesuve' blooms often and freely in shades of lilac pink. A compact bush with heavier foliage than many Chinas, it is vigorous and attractive anywhere in the garden or landscape. This rose can easily be maintained at a smaller size."
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