Rosa ‘Princess Royal’
Moss rose with purple and crimson, mottled flowers, large, double and cupped, on a vigorous, very spiny shrub. According to Paul (1848) it makes a good standard or pillar. [Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), Paul (1848, 1863, 1903), FC p.42/1850].
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
The Moss rose ‘Princesse Royale’, bred by Portemer of Gentilly in 1846, is another possibility. It has clusters of flesh coloured flowers, globular and of medium size, full and of fine form, well mossed on a vigorous bush. Paul also describes a Damask perpetual named ‘Princess Royal’, with small, full and cupped bright crimson flowers, a delicate plant.
Published Feb 12, 2010 - 05:04 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 10:38 AM
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably France |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Princess Royal
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| Confidence level | low |