'Docteur Billard' Rose

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'Docteur Billard' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Synonyms:

• Beauty of Billard
• Beauty of Billiard
• Billard (hybrid china, Guérin, 1831)
• Dr. Billard

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid China.

Origin:

Bred by Félix Guérin (France, 1831).

Class:

Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Scarlet, purple shading. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, expanded , flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, few or no prickles/thorns. Medium foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be trained as a climber. suitable for a pillar. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Honouring Charles-Michel Billard (16 June 1800, Pellouailles-les-Vignes – 31 January 1832, Angers). French physician, best known for his research of pediatric diseases.