'Souvenir des Français' Rose

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'Souvenir des Français' rose Description

My HMF:

'Napoléon (gallica, Unknown, pre 1790)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Alexandre-le-Grand
• Grand Alexandre
• Grande Alexandre
• Napoléon

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink.
Registration name: Napoléon (gallica, Unknown, pre 1790)

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Dutch origin (Netherlands, circa 1800).
Introduced in Australia by Northampton Nurseries in 1861 as 'Napoléon'.

Class:

Gallica / Provins.

Bloom:

Purple - red. Or pink shaded purple. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 8b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Belle Évêque

Notes:

'Napoléon', 'Souvenir de Français' might be distinct roses. The date of 1790 for the rose as in one of the references is improbable, as 'Napoléon' was not an important personnage before 1798.

Napoléon was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica. He was crowned Emperor on 18 May 1804 and died on 5 May 1821 on St. Helena. Name changed to 'Grande Alexandre' after 1815.