'Alice Hamilton' Rose

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'Alice Hamilton' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Jeri Jennings

Availability:

Commercially available

ARS:

Red blend.

Origin:

Bred by Gilbert Nabonnand (1828-1903) (France, before 1903).
Introduced in France by Nabonnand P&C in 1903 as 'Alice Hamilton'.
Introduced in Australia by Henry Sewell, Payneham Nurseries in 1905 as 'Alice Hamilton'.

Class:

China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Crimson, vermilion highlights. Mild, sweet fragrance. Very large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Short. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Breeder's notes:

Alice Nabonnand (Nabonnand 1904). Fl. rouge cramoisi brillant veloute, reflet garance, tr. gr., demi-pl., gr. petales, bouton allonge, odor. Arb. tr. vig., tr. florif.
(Description from P.&C. Nabonnand's catalogue).

i.e. Bright Crimson red, shades of garance, very big, semi-double, big petals, elongated bud, scented, very vigourous bush, very floriferous.

Distributed by Paul and Clement Nabonnand in 1904. (G. Nabonnand died in 1903).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Bengale Nabonnand × Parsons' Pink China

Notes:

Different opinions on seed parent - see References.
The pink 'Alice Hamilton' in gardens and in commerce seems to be mislabeled.