'Rose Boursault' Rose

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'Rose Boursault' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Bengale Boursault
• Rosa boursaultiana Desp.
• R. boursaultii
• Rosa boursaultii hort. ex Steud.
• Rosa reclinata (Boursault)
• Rosa reclinata flore sub-multiplici .
• Rosa X reclinata Redouté & Thory
• Rosa X reclinata var. multiplex Redouté & Thory
• Rosier à boutons penchés

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Jean-François Boursault (France, before 1820).
Introduced in France by Jean-Pierre Vibert in 1820 as 'Rose Boursault'.

Class:

Boursault.

Bloom:

Vivid pink or red. 12 to 20 petals. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.

Habit:

Tall, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Fringed stipules foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Rosa reclinata flore simplici

Notes:

Rosa x reclinata var. multiplex Redouté & Thory (1823)
According to François Joyaux 'Rose Boursault' was a seedling actually obtained by a daughter of Jean-François Boursault.
According to DNA analysis Boursault roses are hybrids of Rosa blanda - see 2024 reference.