';'Céline Forestier'

'Céline Forestier'

(Pronounced: See-LEAN Forest-YEA)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Céline Forestier'

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Céline Forestier' is a particularly beautiful light yellow climbing rose. The blooms are large, fully double, quartered, and twisted in the center with a distinctive green eye.

It has a wonderful sweet spicy fragrance and it blooms throughout the growing season. The flowers occur in clusters of 3-4. The growth habit is vigorous, and the foliage is dark green and glossy. It will tolerate poorer soils.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Chinensis

GROUP:
OGR

CLASS:
N

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Trouillard

INTRODUCED:
'Céline Forestier' was bred by Trouillard in France in 1842, and introduced by Leroy in 1858.

DATE:
1842 [ France ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    8 '     to    15 '           Width:    3 '     to    3 '

'Céline Forestier' is a vigorous low climber that grows to heights of 8' to 15'.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is yellow-green and glossy, with five oval pointed leaflets. The stems are slightly glandular.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
C - Continuous. 'Céline Forestier' starts blooming in late April in the Texas Hill Country and is seldom without flowers throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    2.00"      to      2.00"           Cluster Size:    3      to      4           Petal Count:    50 to 60

'Céline Forestier' flowers are large (3"), fully double, and occur in clusters of 3-4. The petals are silky n appearance. The centers are knotted with a distinctive green eye.

BLOOM
COLOR:
'Céline Forestier' blooms are pale yellow with pale pink centers. The buds are pointed and yellow with frequent crimson tinges.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
mf - Moderately fragrant. 'Céline Forestier' has strong sweet spicy fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
'Céline Forestier' is slow to get started, but grows vigorously once established. It is not a particularly hardy rose and prefers a warmer climate. In colder climates, it should be sheltered against a wall.

'Céline Forestier' will tolerage poor soils.

PROPAGATION:
'Céline Forestier' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Suitable for growing in pots
    ** Suitable for growing in greenhouses
    ** Availability is limited

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Céline Forestier' is best grown fanned out against a wall. It also makes a good pillar rose.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 82.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 76.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 22.

Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 17, 69, 374.

Taylor. (Maggie Oster, Consulting Ed.r). Taylor's Pocket Guide to Old-fashioned Roses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. 1989, p. 104.

Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 67, 142-143.

Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 217, 238-239.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Céline Forestier' is a particularly beautiful light yellow climbing rose. The blooms are large, fully double, quartered, and twisted in the center with a distinctive green eye. It has a wonderful sweet spicy fragrance and it blooms throughout the growing season. The flowers occur in clusters of 3-4. The growth habit is vigorous, and the foliage is dark green and glossy. It will tolerate poorer soils.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Chinensis
GROUP:	OGR
CLASS:	N
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Trouillard
INTRODUCED:	'Céline Forestier' was bred by Trouillard in France in 1842, and introduced by Leroy in 1858.
DATE:	1842 [ France ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 8 ' to 15 ' Width: 3 ' to 3 ' 'Céline Forestier' is a vigorous low climber that grows to heights of 8' to 15'.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is yellow-green and glossy, with five oval pointed leaflets. The stems are slightly glandular.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	C - Continuous. 'Céline Forestier' starts blooming in late April in the Texas Hill Country and is seldom without flowers throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.00" to 2.00" Cluster Size: 3 to 4 Petal Count: 50 to 60 'Céline Forestier' flowers are large (3"), fully double, and occur in clusters of 3-4. The petals are silky n appearance. The centers are knotted with a distinctive green eye.
BLOOM COLOR:	'Céline Forestier' blooms are pale yellow with pale pink centers. The buds are pointed and yellow with frequent crimson tinges.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	mf - Moderately fragrant. 'Céline Forestier' has strong sweet spicy fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	'Céline Forestier' is slow to get started, but grows vigorously once established. It is not a particularly hardy rose and prefers a warmer climate. In colder climates, it should be sheltered against a wall. 'Céline Forestier' will tolerage poor soils.
PROPAGATION:	'Céline Forestier' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Suitable for growing in pots Suitable for growing in greenhouses Availability is limited
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Céline Forestier' is best grown fanned out against a wall. It also makes a good pillar rose.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 82. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 76. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 22. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 17, 69, 374. Taylor. (Maggie Oster, Consulting Ed.r). Taylor's Pocket Guide to Old-fashioned Roses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. 1989, p. 104. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 67, 142-143. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 217, 238-239.