"La Dame Blanca" Rose

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"La Dame Blanca" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jeri Jennings

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gloire Lyonnaise

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Gloire Lyonnaise

Origin:

Bred by Pierre Guillot (1855-1918) (France, 1882).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1885 as 'Gloire Lyonnaise'.
Introduced in Australia by C. F. Newman and Sons - Adelaide in 1894 as 'Gloire Lyonnaise'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cream, light yellow shading, darker center. Moderate, tea fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Large foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild (hybr. perpetual, Pernet, 1867) × Madame Falcot
pollen:	Madame Falcot

Notes:

Many characteristics seem to indicate a parentage 'Captain Christy' x 'Mme Falcot' - see References. Parentage based on Pierre Guillot's statements in 1905. Sister seedling of 'Mme Joseph Desbois'.