'Docteur Bretonneau' Rose

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'Docteur Bretonneau' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kamila Rakowska-Szlazkiewicz Rosaplant

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Victor Trouillard (France, 1858).
Introduced in United Kingdom by John Standish / Standish & Noble in 1859 as 'Docteur Bretonneau'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Red to pink, ages to violet-red . Average diameter 3.75". Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Bretonneau, Doctor and amateur rosarian, in Tours, honorary member of the Cercle générale d'horticulture from 1846.