Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
Bloom shape: | Cupped |
Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
Rose bloom color: | Mauve and mauve blend |
Extra Bloom Info: | In small clusters |
Rebloom: | None |
Class: | Gallica |
Extra Color Info: | Mauve blend, gray or tan reverse |
Growth Habit: | Typically 3-6 feet, bushy |
Fragrance: | Mild |
Hybridizer & year: | Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier, before 1847 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 4 through 8 |
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) |
Plant Height: | 3-6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-4 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Purple |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
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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OMG! Look at that! by wcgypsy | May 29, 2012 6:54 PM | 2 |
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