'Marquise de Vivens' Rose

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'Marquise de Vivens' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Mrs. Goode's Special Tea"

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Tea.
Registration name: Marquise de Vivens

Origin:

Bred by Francis Dubreuil (France, 1885).
Introduced in Australia by Robert Rattray's Rosebank Nursery in 1894 as 'Marquise de Vivens'.

Class:

Found Rose, Tea.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink to pink, light yellow undertones, blush reverse. Strong, violets fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns, well-branched.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Notes:

Different opinions on year bred - see References.

"Mrs Goode's Special Tea" was collected by Pat Toolan from an old garden in suburban Adelaide (South Australia). There is more to be read about the finding of this old rose in the 2001 reference, as well as in the Comments.