Roses Bred by Laffay

Laffay lived through two revolutions. One involved Napoleon, the other involved roses. His role in the former was minor; his role in the latter central. He successfully bred more great roses in more official rose classes than any other breeder can claim to have done. Most of the roses on this list are beautiful, foliferous, fragrant, and tough. I grow Great Western on four inches of packed, impoverished clay atop four feet of crushed limestone. In six years it has built up into a nice, arching plant that covers itself with flowers for a week each spring. It still looks a bit stick-like but given its difficult location it is doing remarkably well. If pruned properly, the roses are purple and fragrant like the one shown in the photo.

Henri Martin is one of the highest rated old roses. And Cardinal Richelieu one of the most distinctive. Amadis, when in bloom is a glory to behold, covered in mid pink large flowers. And the tissue thin and slightly waxy petals of Alfred de Dalmas (aka Mousseline ) are quite lovely with the light shining through them.

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Cultivar	Class	Color	Fragrance	Breeder	Hardiness
Amadis	Boursault	Crimson	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 7
Archduke Charles	China	Pink	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 6
Celine	Bourbon	Pink	Strong	Laffay	Zone 6
Duc de Cambridge	Damask	Rose	Powerful	Laffay	Zone 4
Duchesse de Montebello	Gallica	Shell Pink	Strong	Laffay	Zone 4
Gloire de Mousseux	Moss	Pale Pink	Strong	Laffay	Zone 4
Great Western	Bourbon	Mauve	Strong	Laffay	Zone 6
Henri Martin	Moss	Cerise	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 5
Juno	Bourbon	Pink	Strong	Laffay	Zone 6
La Reine	Hybrid Perpetual	Rose	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 6
Le Vesuve	China	Pink	Slight	Laffay	Zone 7
Napoleon	China	Mauve	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 7
Nuits de Young	Moss	Purple	Moderate	Laffay	Zone 5
Princesse de Nassau	Noisette	White	Powerful	Laffay	Zone 8
William Lobb	Moss	Purple	Strong	Laffay	Zone 5

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