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"La Nymphe" rose References
Book (2009) Page(s) 48. Malcolm M. Manners. The Hampton Park Noisette Study. "La Nymphe". Bud blush to flesh. Petals blush pink. 20 petals, plus 10 petaloids (can have more). Terminal leaflet equal in size. Prickles 4-5, large.
Book (2009) Page(s) 41. Includes photo(s). Gregg Lowery: "La Nymphe". Found in California, USA, by Fred Boutin, circa 1985. The name given this foundling refers to a Tea-Noisette rose descended from 'Marechal Niel', and the attribution is incorrect. Nonetheless, despite the soft blush coloring of the blooms and the blowsy quality of the flowers and their large open clusters, it is probably the offspring of a Tea rose crossed with an Old Noisette. The 3-inch semidouble flowers are large-petaled, somewhat pointed in the bud, and open cupped. It is a climbing rose that will reach 10 feet tall and wide. The rich, fresh fragrance owes its fruity sweetness to a Tea rose ancestor. Discovered in the Gilliam Cemetery in Sebastopol, California, by Fred Boutin, "La Nymphe" has been seen surviving in many California waysides.
Book (2006) Page(s) 96. "La Nymphe" Noisette. Good, reliable rebloom. Outstanding fragrance. Compact. Unknown...([provence:] Huntington) Pretty cupped flowers come in shades of pink from blush to rose, deeper toned in cool seasons, with a sweet Damsk perfume. The blooms can be 3 inches or so across and vary in the size of their clusters. This is one of the Bourbon-Noisettes which has a very expansive growth habit and makes a good small climber. ...This attribution may refer to a Tea-Noisette seedling of Maréchal Niel, called Nymphe, from 1910 which was white with a yellow center.
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