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'Louis van Houtte' rose Description
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'Louis van Houtte (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme 1869)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of ClaudiaK
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Origin:
Bred by François Lacharme (France, 1869).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1869 as 'Louis van Houtte'.
Introduced in Australia by Charles Wyatt, Frogmore Nursery in 1874 as 'Louis van Houtte'.
Class:
Hybrid Perpetual.  
Bloom:
Purple and red.  Strong fragrance.  40 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust .  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Louis Van Houtte was born at Ypres 29 June 1810 and died at Ghent 9 May 1876. Well-known Belgian horticulturalist... his very large company propagated many plants. He published Flore des Serres et Jardins de l'Europe, a veritable plant museum including over 2,000 colored plates... the prince of 19th Century horticulture.
The labels of 'Mme van Houtte' and 'Louis van Houtte' at L'Hay are juxtaposed.
 
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