'Germania' Rose

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'Germania' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Marlorena

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gloire de Ducher

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Gloire de Ducher

Origin:

Bred by Claude Ducher (1820-1874) (France, 1865). Bred by Nicola Welter (Germany, 1889).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1873 as 'Gloire de Ducher'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Purple - red, violet shading. [Carmine-red, dark purple shading, blue highlights.]. Moderate, violets fragrance. Average diameter 4.25". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, button-eye, cupped-to-flat, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Lax, upright. Dark green, dense foliage.

Height: 6' to 7' (185 to 215cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Hardy. vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Baron de Bonstetten × Jean Soupert

Notes:

Gloire de Ducher (1865) by Ducher and Germania (1889) by Welter are given as synonyms, although there are slight differences in the descriptions. Gloire de Ducher was bred earlier than the stated parents of Germania.