'Eugène de Beauharnais' Rose

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'Eugène de Beauharnais' rose Description

My HMF:

'Eugène de Beauharnais (bourbon, Hardy 1838)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of A Little Piece of Heaven. Tatiana Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bourbon Beauharnais
• Eugène (china, Hardy 1831)
• Eugène Beauharnais (china, Hardy 1831)
• Prince Eugène (hybrid china, Desprez, pre 1824)
• Prince Eugène (china, Hardy 1831)
• Prince Eugène Beauharnais (china, Hardy 1831)
• Roi des Cramoisis

HMF Ratings:

102 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red China.
Registration name: Eugène de Beauharnais (bourbon, Hardy 1838)
Exhibition name: Eugène de Beauharnais

Origin:

Bred by Jean Desprez (France, before 1824). Bred by Julien-ALEXANDRE Hardy (France, 1831).
Introduced in France by Péan-Sylvain in 1837 as 'Prince Eugène'.
Introduced in Australia by Northampton Nurseries in 1861 as 'Eugène Beauharnais'.

Class:

Bourbon, China / Bengale, Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Purple, carmine-red center. [Purple - red.] Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Small, dark green, reddish-purple foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders or garden. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Eugène de Beauharnais, the son of Empress Josephine, was born 3 September 1781 and died 21 February 1824. He governed Italy from 1805 to 1814.
See also "Le Grand Capitaine".
Hardy lists a china and a hybrid china named 'Eugène', without "de Beauharnais"