'Grand Corneille' Rose

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'Grand Corneille' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cramoisi des Alpes
• Monsieur

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red.
Registration name: Cramoisi des Alpes

Origin:

Bred by Tributien / Trébucien (France, before 1828).

Class:

Gallica / Provins.

Bloom:

Crimson and red. Medium, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 4'11" (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 8b. Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Possibly identical with 'Pierre Corneille' - see.

Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist, was born 6 June 1606 in Rouen, France. Considered the creator of French classical tragedy, his chief works include Le Cid (1637), Horace (1640), Cinna (1641), and Polyeucte (1643). His first play was performed in Rouen in 1629. He died 1 October 1684 in Paris.