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'Duchesse de Rohan' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Helena Verghese Borg
HMF Ratings:
44 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Duchesse de Rohan (damask perpetual, Lévêque, 1846)
Class:
Damask Perpetual, Portland.
Bloom:
Deep pink, lilac shading, lighter outer petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, expanded bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Leafy sepals buds.
Habit:
Compact. Medium, light green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: 39" (100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Prune after flowering is finished.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Mike Lowe says Duchesse de Rohan is a Damask Perpetual.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Duchesse de Rohan for northern Sweden.
Louis Lévêque gives it as a Portland see References
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