'Gräfin Esterhazy' Rose

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'Gräfin Esterhazy' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Fürstin Esterhazy

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (Austria-Hungary (former)).
Introduced in Czechoslovakia (former) by Gräfin Marie Henriette Chotek in before 1939 as 'Fürstin Esterhazy'.

Class:

China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Pink to red. Moderate fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Source: Collection Loubert. A rose under this name bred by Geschwind is not known. This is possibly 'Princesse d'Esterhazy', a hybrid china bred by Hardy - see. Rosarium im Doblhoffpark at Baden near Wien lists 'Fürstin Esterhazy' as a Polyantha-R.chinensis introduced by Gräfin Chotek.