Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Perpetual
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English translation by Peter Thompson
Old Rose.
Hybrid Perpetual created in France in 1869 by Antoine Levet.
Large flower with 50-55 pink petals, very scented, with an unusual and dishevelled look.
Parentage :
‘Victor Verdier’ × ‘Anna de Diesbach’
→ History of the rose : from the Wild Roses towards a perfect rose.