MME LEGRAS DE ST GERMAIN
Alba Rose
ORIGIN France, c.1846
FLOWER SIZE 9cm (3.5in)
SCENT Strong and sweet
FLOWERING Once only
IEK311T/SPREAP 2.5m (8.2ft)/1.5m (4.9ft)
HARDINESS Zone 5
Ancient, thornless, and mysterious, ‘Mme Legras de St Germain’ firs easily into no category It is best thought of as an Alba hybrid. The pale, grey-green leaves, the white flowers, and the sweet scent are Alba attributes. The flower opens From a slender bud (note the long, leafy sepals) to reveal a mass of creamywhite petals spiralling around a button eye. Later it reflexes into a pompon, leaving a hole at the centre. The flowers come in loose clusters of 3-9 and look well against the neat, soft leaves. The plant is tall, hardy, healthy, and vigorous, and will grow to 5m (I 6.4ft) if trained as a climber. Its supple stems and lack of thorns make it easy to train.
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