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Rosa 'Imperatrice Josephine'
(Rosa 'Empress Josephine')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m
Width - 1.2m

Description: A hybrid Gallica rose with a bushy, open habit. Grey-green to dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Double rounded-rose flowers are bright pink with darker veining on the petals. The Blooms are highly scented and produced in clusters in midsummer. The flowers are followed by orange hips.

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Synonym - Rosa x francofurtana 'Empress Josephine'

Flower:

Highly fragrant, double rounded-rose flowers are bright pink with deeper pink veining on the petals. The blooms are held in clusters and produced in one strong flush in June and July. The flowers are followed by orange hips.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Rounded-rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July

Foliage:

Grey-green to dark green pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems with very few prickles.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.