'Omer-Pacha' Rose

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'Omer-Pacha' rose Description

My HMF:

'Omar Pacha (bourbon, Pradel, 1853)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of rubrifolia

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Omar Pacha

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Bourbon.
Registration name: Omar Pacha (bourbon, Pradel, 1853)

Origin:

Bred by Henri & Giraud Pradel (père & fils) (France, 1854).

Class:

Bourbon.

Bloom:

Purple. Double (17-25 petals), scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

[Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says the flowers of this rose are bluish purple tinted slate... an interesting color... also, in colder climates, this rose needs some protection...
Probably dedicated to Omar Pacha (November 24, 1806 Jasenica near Ogulin - April 18, 1871 Istanbul), Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman army, who routed the Russians at the Battle of Evpatoria (February 17, 1855) in the Crimean War. Born as Michel Lattas (or Mihaylo Latos) in Austria-Hungarian Croatia, he defected in 1828 to Ottoman Bosnia and took the name Ömer Lütfi.]
In 1853/54 both Pradel and Laffay issued a Bourbon rose 'Omer Pacha', slaty purple and scarlet-crimson resp. The soft pink version in L'Haÿ and commerce may be an early mislabeling (1899).