84 Old Roses: Boursault Roses.
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This article is from the Rose Gardening FAQ, by Bill Chandler chandler@austin.ibm.com, Jolene Adams jolene@cchem.berkeley.edu, Brent C. Dickerson odinthor@csulf.edu, Karen Baldwin kbaldwin@veribest.com, and many contributors
84 Old Roses: Boursault Roses.
The Boursaults are of the scandent or climbing habit, and are
traditionally supposed to derive from a Napoleonic-era cross between
one of the earliest Chinas and R. pendulina, an alpine rose. The
blossoms are rather large, come in larger or smaller clusters, appear
early, are in shades of pink and red, and sometimes re-appear later in
the season. The foliage in some sorts colors well in the Fall. `Mme. de
Sancy de Parabere', `Morletii', `Amadis', `Calypso'.
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