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| synonyms: 'Queen of Violets', | ||||||
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| colour: Purplish Red (old rose), Bright Red, Strong Pink | ||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||
| scent: Good or wonderful old rose scent | ||||||
| introduction: 1851 - 1875 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 5 (-22ºC/-7.6ºF to -27ºC/-16.6ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||||
| repeat: Repeat Flowering | ||||||
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A Hybrid Perpetual introduced by Millet-Malet in 1860. Large violet-red flowers, well scented with good repeat flowering. A seedling of ‘Pius IX’. Photographed at Mottisfont Garden Hampshire UK. Peter Beales (1992) says that this is the very best of the Hybrid Perpetuals. The specimens photographed were collected at Mottisfont Garden Hampshire UK. | ||||||
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| 'Reine des Violettes' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||
| Golden Vale Nursery -Australia | ||||||
| Ross Roses -Australia | ||||||
| Lens Roses -Belgium | ||||||
| Tasman Bay Roses Ltd -New Zealand | ||||||
| Flora Linnea -Sweden | ||||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||||
| Ashdown Roses -United States | ||||||
| The Antique Rose Emporium -United States | ||||||
| Ludwig`s Rose Farm -South Africa | ||||||
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