'Bengale Bourbon Desprez' Rose

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'Bengale Bourbon Desprez' rose Description

My HMF:

'Madame Desprez (bourbon, Desprez, 1831)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Synonyms:

• Madame Desprez

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Bourbon.
Registration name: Madame Desprez (bourbon, Desprez, 1831)

Origin:

Bred by Jean Desprez (France, 1831).
Introduced in France by Sisley-Vandaël in 1833 as 'Bengale Bourbon Desprez'.
Introduced in Australia by Darling Nursery in 1851 as 'Madame Desprez'.

Class:

Bourbon.

Bloom:

Rose-pink, violet shading, ages to lilac . Average diameter 3.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Rose Edouard

Notes:

Francine Emilie Bouillart (b. June 4, 1791 Guignes-Rabutin) married "Jean" Desprez.
The breeder named two of his roses 'Madame Desprez'. To add to the confusion, in a rose catalog of 1848, both were listed.
One was the 1831 lilac pink bourbon
and the other was the <1834 white china.
'Mme Desprez' at Roseraie du Val-de-Marne may be mislabeled. See References.