'True Friend' Rose

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'True Friend' rose Description

My HMF:

'Cécile Brunner, Cl. (cl. polyantha, Hosp, 1894)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Buttonhole Rose
• Cécile Brunner, Cl. (cl. polyantha, Hosp, 1894)
• Climbing Cécile Brunner
• Fiteni's Rose
• Madame Cécile Brunner, Cl.
• Mlle Cécile Brunner, Cl.
• Mignon, Cl.

HMF Ratings:

123 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Polyantha, Cl..
Registration name: Mlle Cécile Brunner, Cl.
Exhibition name: Mlle Cécile Brunner, Cl.

Origin:

Discovered by Franz P. Hosp (United States, 1894).

Class:

Climber, Polyantha, Cl..

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong, spice, sweet, tea fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Tall, climbing. Matte, dark green foliage.

Height: 20' to 30' (610 to 915cm). Width: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for garden or pillar. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

sport of Cécile Brunner

Notes:

This is an American sport of 'Cécile Brunner.' It is not yet known when Hosp’s vigorous sport entered Australia.
Possibly also sold as 'Rosa di Santa Terezinha' in Portugal.