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'Leveson Gower' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Lee Sherman's High Desert Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Orange-pink Tea.
Registration name: Leveson Gower
Origin:
Bred by Jean Beluze (France, before 1846). Introduced in Belgium by Verschaffelt in 1861 as 'Souvenir de la Malmaison à fleurs roses'. Introduced in Australia by Thomas Lang in 1866 as 'Leveson Gower'.
Bloom:
Salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Well-branched.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for container rose, cut flower or garden. Hardy. vigorous. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
There is a charming poem in the 'Comments' section indicating that this name should be pronounced as "Looshun-Gore".
Graville Leveson-Gower (October 12, 1773 - January 8, 1846), 1st Earl Granville, British statesman and diplomat, long-time ambassador to France.
William Leveson Gower, Esq., Titsey Place, near Godstone, horticulturist
While some authorities report that Leweson-Gower is a pink-red sport of 'Souvenir de la Malmaison', genetic testing does not confirm that speculation. See Comments & Questions for an comment by the author of that study. The synonyms 'Souvenir de la Malmaison rose' and 'Souvenir de la Malmaison rouge' are often confused in literature and in nurseries.
'Souvenir de la Malmaison à fleurs rose' was a similar rose bred in Gent in 1861.
A copy of the rose from the National Plant Collection of Victor Lewis, Braintree, Essex, was planted in Sangerhausen after 2011.
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