'Charlemagne' rose Description
Photo courtesy of passiflora
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Bloom:
Cherry-red. Medium, double (17-25 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Roman Emperor. And so began the Holy Roman Empire. The Bourbon 'Charlemagne' by Dorisy is confused from the 1880s in literature and gardens with the later HP by Oger. The blush-coloured Bourbon is probably extinct.
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