Langley, BC, BC (Zone 8b) | September 2005 | positive
This was one of the first gallicas I ever grew and one of the first I hurried to get again in two subsequent moves. It blooms only once,...Read More has no tremendous fragrance; but the sheer volume of bloom is enough to recommend it. However, each of these flowers is exquisite and each is different; not only from each other but from themselves as the days go by. Every shade from rose to near crimson to pale french grey and true purple may be present in the flowers at one point or another,
Blooms well in quite a bit of shade, better in sun, nice foliage prickles,not thorns and imperturbably healthy. If you have sandy soil, probably better to get it budded, as it tends to run around on its own roots. But there could be worse problems than having lots of it to give away!
Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) | February 2004 | neutral
Many sources indicate there was some earlier confusion over 'Président de Sèze' and 'Jenny Duval' but most agree that the roses look qu...Read Moreite different, and do not list them as synonyms.
This was one of the first gallicas I ever grew and one of the first I hurried to get again in two subsequent moves. It blooms only once,...Read More
Many sources indicate there was some earlier confusion over 'Président de Sèze' and 'Jenny Duval' but most agree that the roses look qu...Read More