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| synonyms: 'Orléans', | ||||||
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| colour: Bright Red | ||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||
| scent: Slight or No Scent | ||||||
| introduction: 1901 - 1925 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 5 (-22ºC/-7.6ºF to -27ºC/-16.6ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||||
| repeat: Repeat Flowering | ||||||
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A Polyantha rose introduced by Levavasseur & Fils in 1909. Bright red flowers on a medium size bush, profuse in summer with some repeat in autumn. At the time of its introduction, it was said to be “the best Polyantha Rose ever raised. The blooms have a white center. Thought to be a seedling of 'Mme Norbert Levavasseur'. Photographed at the garden of professor Joyaux in France and at the Monza Trial Grounds outside Milan, Italy, by Bill Grant. | ||||||
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