Rosa ‘Prince Imperial’

Hybrid Perpetual.  Its flowers are rosy carmine, very large, globular and full, growth moderate.  [Paul 1863].

 

 

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

 

History at Camden Park

Arrived from Veitch’s Nursery, Chelsea on Dec, 31st, 1859 on board the ‘Hollinside’ but dead on arrival.  For more detail see Rosa ‘Ducher’.

 

 

Notes

Another possibility is ‘Prince Imperiale’.  Bourbon rose.  Its flowers are white shaded with rose and its growth moderate.  [Paul 1863].

 

 

Published Feb 12, 2010 - 07:52 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 10:24 AM


More details about Rosa ‘Prince Imperial’
Family Rosaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, probably France

Synonyms

 

 

 

Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Empress Eugenie

 

 

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