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• Ispahan
• Pompon des Princes

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Bred by Unknown (before 1827).

Damask.  

Pink.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 2.5".  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).  Width: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm).

USDA zone 3b through 9b.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Prune after flowering is finished.  

In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data was taken on well-established roses.
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.

The very popular novel "Hajji Baba of Ispahan" by James Justinian Morier was first published 1824.