Rosa ‘General Brea’
Hybrid perpetual. It has bright rose-crimson flowers, globular, large and full and of good form, growth dwarf. [Paul 1863, FC p.61/1855].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Rivers considered ‘General Brea’, together with ‘General Bideau’, ‘Graziella’, ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘Prince Leon’, a gem of a rose, considering its flowers to be ‘perhaps, the most chaste and pleasing of all, as their flowers are, for the most part, so elegantly shaped.’ [Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863)].
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
Published Feb 12, 2010 - 05:09 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 10:36 AM
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably France |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
General Brea
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| Confidence level | high |