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'Etienne' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Barden, Paul
ARS:
Hybrid Gallica.
Registration name: Etienne (gallica, Barden 2004)
Bloom:
Crimson, dark purple blending. Moderate, centifolia fragrance. 50 to 70 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, button-eye, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer. Small, rounded buds.
Habit:
Medium, compact, few or no prickles/thorns, suckers on its own roots, upright. Medium, matte, dark green, leathery foliage.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4a and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, garden, shrub or specimen. Very hardy. vigorous. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.
Breeder's notes:
This is a sibling to 'Rook', see. Undoubtedly a tetraploid.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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