"Alice Vena" Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

"Alice Vena" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaplant

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1928).

Class:

Found Rose, Hybrid China, Hybrid Gallica.

Bloom:

Violet - purple, ages to lilac . Strong fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 3". Full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 8b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Pépinières Loubert supplies a date of pre-1848. See References for more information. There is no reference to a rose called 'Alice Vena' in the 19th century.
'Alice Vena' in Sangerhausen is identical with 'Centifolia à fleurs doubles violettes'. Vintage Garden equated 'Alice Vena' with 'Ombrée Parfaite'. See references.