Rosa 'Reine Victoria '
(Rose 'Reine Victoria')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Discovered By - Raised by Joseph Schwartz, rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1872
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 2m
Width - 75cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A Bourbon rose with an upright habit that can be grown as a Shrub, or trained as a climber. Pale to mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Double, cupped-rose flowers are clear rose-pink and develop hints of mauve with age. The Blooms are highly fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Synonym - Rosa 'La Reine Victoria'
Flower:
Double, cupped-rose flowers are bright rose-pink and develop hints of mauve with age. The blooms are highly scented and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from June into November.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Cupped-rose flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Pale to mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright, prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.