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| synonyms: 'Princesse Lamballe', | ||||||||||||||
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| colour: White | ||||||||||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||||||||||
| scent: Good or wonderful old rose scent | ||||||||||||||
| usda zone: Zone 4 (-27ºC/-16.6ºF to -33ºC/-27.4ºF) | ||||||||||||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||||||||||||
| repeat: Once Flowering | ||||||||||||||
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An Alba rose probably introduced some tme before 1830, the introducer is thought to be Miellez. The princesse, borne 1749,was a loyal friend of Marie-Antoinette and died at the hands of the revolutionists in 1792.Photographed at the Sangerhausen Rosarium Germany. The shot with only four blooms was photographed at the garden of Richard Rix Kent UK.The fourth shot was taken by Bill Grant. | ||||||||||||||
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