Rosa ‘Comte de Montalavet’
Hybrid Perpetual. Seen growing at Paul’s Nursery at Cheshunt and reported in The Gardeners’ Chronicle, it had very large and showy violet flowers, not very double. [Gard Chron. 1849]. In the Floricultural Cabinet it was described as a rich crimson with a lilac tinge. [FC p.233/1848].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Louis van Houtte included ‘Comte de Montalavet’ in an Énumération des plus belles variétiés et….des autres!, all Hybrid Perpetuals, in the Flore des Serres. [FS pgs. 91-102 vol.15/1864]. Paul 1848.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.904/1857].
Notes
Published Feb 11, 2010 - 04:58 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2011 - 03:39 PM
| Family | Rosaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Probably garden origin, France |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Rosa Comte d'Montalavet
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| Confidence level | high |