'Louis van Houtte' Rose

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'Louis van Houtte' rose Description

My HMF:

'Louis van Houtte (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme 1869)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of LaBrea/JoeO'Connell

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Van Houtte (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme 1869)

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by François Lacharme (France, 1869).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1869 as 'Louis van Houtte'.
Introduced in Australia by Charles Wyatt, Frogmore Nursery in 1874 as 'Louis van Houtte'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Purple and red. Strong fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853)

Notes:

Louis Van Houtte was born at Ypres 29 June 1810 and died at Ghent 9 May 1876. Well-known Belgian horticulturalist... his very large company propagated many plants. He published Flore des Serres et Jardins de l'Europe, a veritable plant museum including over 2,000 colored plates... the prince of 19th Century horticulture.
The labels of 'Mme van Houtte' and 'Louis van Houtte' at L'Hay are juxtaposed.