'Souvenir de Nungesser' Rose

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'Souvenir de Nungesser' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Souvenir de Nungesser

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste Croibier (France, before 1927).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1929 as 'Souvenir de Nungesser'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Carmine-red. Moderate fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Madame Maurice de Luze × Laurent Carle (hybrid tea, Pernet-Ducher 1907)

Notes:

Dedicated to Charles Nungesser (March 15, 1892 Paris - Mai 8, 1927 Atlantic Ocean), French aviator, who tried together with François Coli (June 5, 1881 Marseille - Mai 8, 1927 Atlantic Ocean) to fly nonstop from Paris to New York in order to win the Orteig-Prize. Their plane "L'Oiseau Blanc" disappeared and possibly crashed near Maine.