Bred by Mondial Roses (Belgium, before 1967).
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in before 1967 as 'Présidente Houphuet-Boigny'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Light pink, carmine-pink reverse.  Strong fragrance.  Very large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

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Dedicated to Marie-Thérèse Brou (b. September 17, 1930), who married in 1962 Félix Houphuët-Boigny (October 18, 1905 Yamoussoukro - December 7, 1993 Yamoussoukro), doctor and politician, first president of the Ivory Coast 1960-1993.