Rosa ‘Souvenir de la Reine des Belges’
Hybrid Perpetual. According to the Floricultural Cabinet the flowers are a brilliant carmine. Other writers describe the flowers as rose-coloured. [Paul (1848, 1863), FC p.61/1855].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
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
This Hybrid Perpetual rose should not be confused with the Hybrid Provence rose called ‘Reine des Belges’, with very double, pure white flowers, described by Paul and in The Gardeners’ Chronicle of 1841. A number of roses were called ‘Queen of the Belgians’ in this period. See also Rosa ‘Prince Albert’.
Published Feb 12, 2010 - 12:28 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 05:17 PM
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably Belgium |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Souvenir de la Reine des Belges
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| Confidence level | high |