Marie Van Houtte

Syn:  Mlle Marie van Houtte

ARS Rating:  7.6

Class:   Tea

Date:  1871

Breeder:  Ducher

Blooms:  Very double, exhibition form

Bloom Frequency:  Constant.

Color:  Flower are a deep cream, tinged with pink while the base if buff-yellow.

Fragrance:  Moderate fragrance.

Thorns and Mossing:  Fairly thorny.

Approximate Height:  5’ by 6’

Description and Care:  Dark-green, plentiful leathery foliage.  Forms a graceful shrub. 

I have never sprayed this rose and it never has any disease problems.  It does not require pruning unless you need to do so to keep it within bounds.  If you must prune it, do so right after flowering.

Comments:  This is an extremely easy rose to grow and well suited to organic gardening methods.

Marie van Houtte aging to a darker pink.

Purchase Info: 

http://www.chambleeroses.com/

Chamblee's Rose Nursery
10926 U.S. Hwy. 69 North
Tyler, TX 75706-8742
800-256-ROSE (7673)
Fax: 903-882-3597
Email: roses@tyler.net