Rosa ‘Leopold d’Orléans’
Paul considers it to be identical to ‘Adelaide d’Orléans’ but Gore lists it separately, with pure white flowers. Its flowers are white-shaded rose in colour. As I have found no other reference to this rose it may well be ‘Leopoldine d’Orléans’, also called ‘Adelaide d’Orléans’, a very popular climbing rose of the day, classified by Gore and others as a Sempervirens rose. She describes it as a vigorous shrub, with numerous, middle-sized, double, pale pink or flesh-coloured flowers.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Among climbing roses seen at Paul’s Nursery in 1847 was ‘Leopoldine d’Orléans’, described as a vigorous climber. In 1841 The Gardeners’ Chronicle had described it as a Sempervirens rose with white and rosy flowers, but not as strong a grower as some others. It was recommended as a pillar rose or a drooping standard. Paul describes this rose as a Sempervirens seedling in the first edition of The Rose Garden. Rivers comments ‘in the Floricultural Cabinet for September 1837, a figure of it is given, which is as like a sunflower as this pretty and distinctive rose.’ [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888, 1903), Gore; Rivers (1857), Gard. Chron. (1841, 1847), FC Sept./1837, Amat].
History at Camden Park
Included in a handwritten list of roses dated 1861, probably intended for a new edition of the catalogue that was never printed. [MP A2943].
Notes
Published Feb 12, 2010 - 02:55 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 05:03 PM
Rosa ‘Adelaide d’Orléans’ | FC p.193/1837 | RBGS. the plant figured is Adelaide d’Orléans said to be identical to Leoplod d’Orléans but this is by no means certain.
| Family | Rosaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, France |
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| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Leopold d’Orléans
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| Confidence level | low |