Alain Blanchard
Old Rose
Colour: Purple crimson
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Medium, Old Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
4ft (125cm)
3ft (90cm)
Bloom Size: Large
Breeder: Vibert
Year of Introduction: 1839
Almost single, cupped flowers. Crimson at first with a boss of golden stamens, later purple mottled with light crimson. Thorny growth, with pale green foliage. Fragrant. Vibert, 1839.
