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| CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: | "Sombreuil" Climbing Tea |
OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up |
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Name: Sombreuil Synonym: Colonial White, Mlle. de Sombreuil, Mme. de Sombreuil, Madame de Sombreuil Class: Old Climbing Tea Rose Hybridizer/Date: M. Robert, France 1850? Parentage: Seedling of Gigantesque Fragrance: Very Strong and Wonderful ARS Color: White Awards:Royal Horticultural Society Award Of Garden Merit 1993 |
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Comments: ALL of the rose people I know rave on and one about Sombreuil. There is some doubt as to its real name though. Some assert that the rose sold as Sombreuil is really the rose called 'Colonial White', wherase the real Mlle. Sombreuil is quite a different rose. Whatever it is it is one of the greats. Look Here! More Pictures 
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