'Madame Joseph Schwartz' Rose

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'Madame Joseph Schwartz' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• White Duchesse de Brabant

HMF Ratings:

48 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Tea.
Registration name: Madame Joseph Schwartz

Origin:

Discovered by Joseph Schwartz (France, before 1880).
Introduced in France by Joseph Schwartz / Veuve Schwartz in 1880 as 'Madame Joseph Schwartz'.
Introduced in Australia by Law, Somner Pty. Ltd. in 1886 as 'Madame Joseph Schwartz'.

Class:

Tea.

Bloom:

White, pink shading, pink edges, pink center, ages to blush . White washed with flesh pink, changing to 'salmony' white.. Moderate fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Height: 2' to 6' (60 to 185cm). Width: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Comtesse de Labarthe

Notes:

Presented 17th of July 1880 to the Association Horticole Lyonnaise by M. Joseph Schwartz.
Seedling of Comtesse de Labarthe until the 1990s when it became a sport...

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