Rosa ‘Souvenir de la Reine d’Angleterre’
Hybrid Perpetual. The flowers of ‘Souvenir de la Reine d’Angleterre’ are bright glossy rose in colour, cupped, very large and full in form, the petals of great substance. A fine hardy rose and vigorous grower. [Paul (1863, 1888), Rivers 1863, Amat].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced by Cochet frères in 1855. Louis van Houtte included this rose in an Énumération des plus belles variétiés et….des autres! in the Flore des Serres. [FS pgs.91-102 vol.15/1864].
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 - 03:43 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 04:52 PM
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, France |
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| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Souvenir de la Reine d’Angleterre
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| Confidence level | high |