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    'Princesse d'Orange' rose Reviews & Comments
    most recent 22 OCT 14  
    RosePrincess van Orange (climbing polyantha, de Ruiter 1933)
    Initial post 22 OCT 14 by Michael Garhart
    The name of this rose is killing me! HAH
    Reply #1 posted 22 OCT 14 by Patricia Routley
    Yep. Kills me too. Reminds me of all the confusion over 'Orange Triumph" when people wrote:
    "In this country the colour is definitely scarlet orange, but in Germany I am told it is orange."
    "there are times when an orange glow is visible".
    "but the orange has only been visible under an artificial light."
    Reply #2 posted 22 OCT 14 by Michael Garhart
    Gotta love culture. I guess if it was renamed in the same vein as now in the US, it would be something like 'Lady Coral' or some such.
    Reply #3 posted 22 OCT 14 by Margaret Furness
    I'm assuming that it refers to the Dutch Royal house, and is therefore not incongruous.

    On the other hand, The Great White as a rose name makes me grin, because in Aus that usually means a shark, and by extension, one of our golf players.