Picture contributed by Rafique from his collection of roses in Lahore. Taken on 21 Oct 13.
Common Name: Rouge Royale
Other Names: Alain Souchon ®, Caruso (hybrid tea, Mouchotte/Meilland, 2000), Father's Love, MEIkarouz, Valentina Casucci
Type: Hybrid Tea, Shrub. Romantica ™.
Bred by: Jacques Mouchotte (France, 2000).
Description:
Red. Strong, anise, raspberry, strawberry, sweet fragrance. 75 to 100 petals. Large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm).
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Well suited for hedge or landscape.
Enrico Caruso was born in Naples, Italy, 25 February 1873, the eighteenth of twenty-one children and the first to live past infancy. Caruso gave his last public performance in New York City on 24 December 1920. He died 2 August 1921.
Source: L'Haÿ-les-roses Label
Lineage:
seed:
Charlotte Rampling ®
pollen:
Ambassador (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1979) × Marion Foster
Above Information source: HelpMeFind http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php
Picture contributed by Rafique from his collection of roses in Lahore. Taken on 21 Oct 13.
Rafiq's Comments
Flower shape closely resembles to red edin rose, but shoots of it bushes are smaller in height than red edin. Blooms have bright red color with strong fragrance.
Proved good heat and disease resistant. Double bloom size with large number of petal counts. I
Its more fragrant than red edin and about face these days [during fall]. Scent is increasing with the decrease in temperature. Early morning is the max intensity, decrease at noon then again good fragrance in the evening. It is good cultivar to have in my opinion(pereferences are relative and varies from person to person
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