Rosa 'Alain Blanchard'
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- RO-zuh
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Alain Blanchard rose is a hybrid Gallica rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Jean-Pierre Vibert of France in 1839. Parentage is Rosa centifolia L. × Rosa gallica.
This shrub will grow 4-5 feet tall and wide in full sun to partial shade. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil. Prune when blooming is completed to remove dead diseased and old canes and to control size.
Flowers are crimson with pink and purple mottling, golden stamens and a strong fragrance. They are medium to large, single to semi-double and have a cupped bloom form. They bloom once a year in either spring or summer. Foliage is dark green and stems are armed with prickles. It will produce rose hips if the flowers are not pruned off.
Use this shrub as a specimen, in the border or small groups in an English, cottage or cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: It is resistant to black spot, powdery mildew, and rust. See pest of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common rose diseases as well as a factsheet on insects and other related pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Will set rose hips if flowers are not pruned off.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 2-3 inch crimson flowers become spotted purple with age and have yellow stamens. Has 8-20 petals and a strong fragrance. Blooms once per year in spring or summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Thin wiry branches, canes with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
