'Archiduc Joseph' Rose

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'Archiduc Joseph' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jack L

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Tea.
Registration name: Archiduc Joseph
Exhibition name: Archiduc Joseph

Origin:

Bred by Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (France, 1892).

Class:

Tea.

Bloom:

Rose-pink, blue shading, copper center, lighter edges, ages to crimson . Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Matte, grey-green foliage.

Height: 4' to 10' (120 to 305cm). Width: 3' to 10' (90 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

seedling of Madame Lambard

Notes:

In Gardening with Old Roses, p. 30, Alan Sinclair and Rosemary Thodey say that Archduke Joseph is sold and grown in New Zealand under the name 'Monsieur Tillier'...

Some differences of opinion about date. See References for more information.
Probably named after Archiduc Joseph de Habsbourg-Lorraine (Joseph Karl von Österreich) (March 12, 1833 Bratislava - June 13, 1905 Rijeka), Austria-Hungarian prince, amateur botanist