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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: Good or wonderful old rose scent | ||||
| introduction: 1700 - 1800 | ||||
| usda zone: Zone 4 (-27ºC/-16.6ºF to -33ºC/-27.4ºF) | ||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||
| repeat: Once Flowering | ||||
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Origin unknown, probably introduced before 1800. Stems arching with thorns on the young shoots. Leaflets often 3 or 7. Flowers in groups of 2-10, but usually 5 or 6. Flowers double and quartered, but showing some stamens, purple-violet. Photographed at the François Joyaux’s Roseraie de la Cour de Commer near Mayenne France. | ||||
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| 'Alice Véna' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||
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