'Souvenir d'Angelique' Rose

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'Souvenir d'Angelique' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Huyustus

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Fifi sur la volière
• Grimpant sur la volière

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

Origin:

Discovered by Ingwer J. Jensen (Germany, before 1989). Discovered by Philippe Viton (France, before 1990).
Introduced in France by Pépinières La Hulotte (Roses d'Antan) in before 2012 as 'Grimpant sur la volière'.

Class:

Found Rose, Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.

Bloom:

Light pink, ages to white . Strong fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Small to medium, very double, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Small foliage.

Height: 9'10" to 16'5" (300 to 500cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Notes:

This rose originated in the Jensen nursery in Germany as a spontaneous seedling. The seedling was planted by Gloria and Yves Lebellegard in their memorial garden in the Montmain, Normandy in 1989 as "Souvenir d'Angélique". Another example was discovered by Philippe Viton in the 1980s at the base of a volière in Orne, this rose was christened at the Journées de la Rose in Chaalis 2012. Philippe Viton's story of this rose is here]

[Source: Fifi sur la volière