'Horace Vernet' Rose

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'Horace Vernet' rose Description

My HMF:

'Horace Vernet (hybrid perpetual, Guillot, 1866)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of William Grant

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• André Gill
• André Gille

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Perpetual.
Exhibition name: Horace Vernet

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Baptiste André (fils) Guillot (1827-1893) (France, 1866). Bred by Barrault (before 1882).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1873 as 'Horace Vernet'.
Introduced in France by Eugène Verdier fils aîne in 1882 as 'André Gille'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Purple, crimson shading. [Carmine-red.] Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular, high-centered, scalloped, semi-globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season, occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Large, light green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 4' (120cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Général Jacqueminot (hybrid perpetual, Roussel 1853) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Horace Emil Jean Vernet (June 30, 1789 Paris - January 17, 1863 Paris), French painter