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• Daily Mail Rose
• Madame Edouard Herriot

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Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Madame Edouard Herriot

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, before 1912).
Introduced by Unknown as 'The Daily Mail Rose'.
Introduced in France by Pernet-Ducher, Joseph in 1912 as 'Madame Edouard Herriot'.
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1915 as 'Madame Edouard Herriot'.

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.  

Coral-red, copper shading, scarlet shading, yellow shading, ages to pink .  Moderate, damask fragrance.  up to 25 petals.  Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, nodding or "weak neck", open bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, well-branched.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: 20" (50cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

Some differences of opinion about parentage, see References for more information.
Blanche Rebatel (August 14, 1877 Lyon - 1962), daughter of Fleury Rebatel, President of the Conseil générale du Rhône, married on October 28, 1899 Edouard Herriot (July 5, 1872 Troyes - March 26, 1957 Saint-Genis-Laval), French politician, mayor of Lyon (1905-1940, 1945-1957), prime minister