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William Lobb
Duchesse d'Istrie | Old Velvet Moss
Sprays of heavily mossed buds opening to rich, crimson-purple, medium-sized, loosely double, sweetly scented flowers that fade to a pleasing violet-grey. Vigorous, thorny growth, forming long branches. A showy and special shrub.
red
150-200 cm
Group:
Damask Moss Rose
Year of introduction: 1855
Winner: Jean Laffay
Flowering-period: June-July
Flowering frequency: once flowering
Flowering intensity: abundant
Flowers per stem: in large clusters
Flowershape:
medium-sized
,
loosely double
Fragrance:
strong/intensiv fragrance
,
Width in cm: 120 to 150
Growth:
vigorous
,
with long branches
,
thorny