Rosa ‘Louise Odier’
Classified as a Hybrid Bourbon or Bourbon Perpetual by Paul and a Bourbon by Rivers. ‘Louise Odier’ is a hardy rose with very double, almost camellia-like, bright rosy-peach coloured flowers, borne in clusters. A good pot rose and recommended as a late-flowering rose. [Paul (1848, 1863, 1888), Gard. Chron. 1858, Amat].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced by Margottin in 1851. Thomas Rivers wrote of ‘Louise Odier’ that it is ‘almost equal to Coupe d’Hebé in the shape of its bright rose-coloured flowers’, and is one of a few Bourbon Roses, of remarkably vigorous habits, scarcely adapted for planting in beds. [Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863)].
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 - 01:33 PM | Last updated Jul 27, 2011 - 05:10 PM
Rosa 'Louise Odier' | Heritage Rose Garden Parramatta Park | photograph Colin Mills
| Family | Rosaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, France |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Louise Odier |
| Confidence level | high |
