Rosa 'Madame Delaroche-Lambert' (Madame Delaroche-Lambert Rose)


Botanical Information

FamilyRosaceae
GenusRosa
Cultivar'Madame Delaroche-Lambert'
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (deciduous)
OriginIntroduced in 1851 by M. Robert (France).

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height1 - 1.5 m
Spread1 - 1.5 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodJune

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionRosa 'Madame Delaroche-Lambert' is a Moss rose (DPMo) whose fully double blooms are deeply purple-red.
ID CharacteristicMoss roses have a moss-like growth covering their stalks and bracts. This particular cultivar is well-mossed.
CultivationTolerant of some shade.
Notable SpecimensRHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Leaf DescriptionElliptic with serrated margins and reticulate venation (with smaller veins forming a network).
Flower DescriptionFully double, up to 8 cm in diameter, deeply purple-red petals, strongly fragrant. Repeat flowering.

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