'Général Schablikine'(Pronounced: zhay-nay RHAL SHAB-lee-kine) |
| 'Général Schablikine' |
Général Schablikine makes an upright bushy shrub that is seldom out of bloom. | The blooms are very double, cherry to coppery-red, and moderately fragrant. |
| GENERAL INFORMATION: | 'Général Schablikine' is a very useful rose, with very double flowers that open flat. The color is a combination of cherry and copper-red, and the plant is well-foliated. |
| BOTANICAL GROUP: | Chinensis |
| GROUP: | OGR |
| CLASS: | T |
| SEED PARENT: | Unknown |
| POLLEN PARENT: | Unknown |
| BREEDER: | Nabonnand, G. |
| INTRODUCED: | 'Général Schablikine' was introduced by G. Nabonnand (France) in 1878. |
| DATE: | 1878 [ France ] |
| PLANT SIZE AND FORM: | Height: 3 ' to 5 ' Width: 3 ' to 3 ' The growth habit of 'Général Schablikine' is bushy and upright, growing to 5' or 6' in height. |
| FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION: | 'Général Schablikine' is unusually well-foliated. The leaves are medium green and smooth. |
| FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE: | None. |
| BLOOM FREQUENCY: | C - Continuous. 'Général Schablikine' is seldom out of bloom during the growing season. |
| BLOOM DESCRIPTION: | Flower Size: 3.00" to 3.50" Cluster Size: 3 to 5 Petal Count: 35 to 40 The blooms are medium sized (3" to 3-1/2"), very double, and open flat. |
| BLOOM COLOR: | op - Orange pink. 'Général Schablikine' has an unusual bloom color that is best described as being somewhere between cherry-red, and coppery-red. |
| COLOR VARIATION: | None. |
| FRAGRANCE: | MF - Moderately fragrant. 'Général Schablikine' has a good tea fragrance. |
| HIPS: | None observed. |
| CLIMATE: | Zones 7 - 9 |
| CULTURE: | 'Général Schablikine' is a very hardy and disease free rose. It prefers a sunny location. |
| PROPAGATION: | 'Général Schablikine' is readily propagated by cuttings. |
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| ANECDOTAL INFORMATION: | Many beautiful of 'Général Schablikine' can be found growing in the gardens at Ninfa, Latina in Italy. |
| REFERENCES: | American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 203. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 185. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 36. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 78, 382-383. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, p. 153. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 214, 239. |