'Victor Verdier' Rose

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'Victor Verdier' rose Description

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'Victor Verdier (Hybrid Perpetual, Lacharme, 1859)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of petera

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Monsieur Victor Verdier

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by François Lacharme (France, 1859).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1863 as 'Victor Verdier'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Rose-pink, carmine-pink shading. None to mild fragrance. 50 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), globular, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles.

Height: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Hardy. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Prune dead wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Jules Margottin (hybrid perpetual, Margottin, 1852) × Safrano (tea, Beauregard, 1837)

Notes:

Verdier (Philippe-Victor). -- Horticulturalist of Ivry (Seine); died in 1878 at the age of 75... Born August 5, 1803, at Yerres (Seine-et-Oise), died in February, 1878... In 1838, the remontant roses began to take the place of the non-remontants, and Victor Verdier, who had the most complete collection of these latter, disposed of them, rebuilding a new collection with the new roses.