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| colour: Purplish Red (old rose), Bright Red | ||||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||||
| scent: Slight or No Scent | ||||||||
| introduction: 1826 - 1850 | ||||||||
| usda zone: Zone 4 (-27ºC/-16.6ºF to -33ºC/-27.4ºF) | ||||||||
| flowers: Semi Double | ||||||||
| repeat: Once Flowering | ||||||||
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Vibert 1839. Stems arching, with numerous thorns. Leaflets sometimes small and narrow. Flowers in 2's or 3's, medium-sized, cupped, semi-double with well-developede stamens, red with purple shading and paler spots; scent poor. Photographed at le parc de Tete d'or, Lyon,France, with the detail from the garden at Mottisfont. | ||||||||
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| 'Alain Blanchard' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||||
| Lens Roses -Belgium | ||||||||
| Corn Hill Nursery Ltd -Canada | ||||||||
| Flora Linnea -Sweden | ||||||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||||||
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