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'Genéral Stefánik' rose Reviews & Comments
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I am afraid this is the only nursery who offer this rose by now….
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Available from - slovenské ruže
https://www.slovenskeruze.sk/p/general-stefanik/
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Named for Milan Rastislav Štefánik (July 21, 1880–May 4, 1919), Czechoslovakian military hero and member of the new Czechoslovakian government, killed in a plane crash.
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There appears to be two different plants in the photos. One, with the very blue flowers, appears to be Reine des Violettes with particularly blue flowers in bloom. The other plant has pinker flowers and many prickles, clearly not Reine des Violettes. This just adds to the confusion over the General Stefanik/Reine des Violettes identity. At least I am confused!
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I think your comment is spot on .
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#2 of 2 posted
5 FEB 21 by
 jedmar
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Yes, 'Général Stefanik' is indeed confusing. Early references state that Böhm faked at least some of his cultivars, and that 'Général Stefanik' was nothing else than 'Reine des Violettes'. However, none of the two different varieties in commerce and gardens currently resemble 'Reine des Violettes'. Both have relatively small to medium, untidy blooms. I am adding several photos from our garden which shows the colour variation, vigorous growth, and prominent eye.
There is some similarity to the rose sold as 'Centifolia à fleurs doubles violettes' in Germany, but buds, glands etxc are distinct from that.
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