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'Madame Abel Chatenay' rose Description
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ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Madame Abel Chatenay
Bloom:
Carmine-pink, salmon-pink shading, vermilion highlights. Strong, tea fragrance. up to 37 petals. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, flat, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy. Bronze-green foliage.
Height: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
First prize in Lyon, 1894 (Journal des roses 1897). See also 'Gooiland'. Dedicated to Augustine Chatenay (1857- 1928 Ivry-sur-Seine), wife of Abel Chatenay, nurseryman at Vitry-sur-Seine, secretary and delegate of the Société nationale d'horticulture de France.
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