Marin Rose Society - Rose of the Month

Marquise Bocella
Rose of the Month For April, 2006
by Barbara Picarelli

I was out in my garden yesterday, doing puttering type jobs, mini pruning, weeding etc, when I noticed that my ‘Jacques Cartier’ was blooming. Now I can hear the wheels turning as you think WHAT is she talking about? Yes, this rose goes by both names, including ‘Marquise Boccella’, as well as ‘Marquise Bocella’. While it is sold in this country as ‘Jacques Cartier’, for exhibition purposes, it must be listed as ‘Marchesa Boccella’.

Hybridized in 1868, it has stood the test of time, as well as multiple names. A hybrid perpetual, it has flowers of a lovely soft clear pink, opening from tight buds to about 3-4 inches across and gives off a lovely fragrance. The flowers are very double, with petal count of around 50, and can be borne singly or in clusters. My bush happens to do both. It blooms all summer long, and probably thinks since spring is here, may as well start blooming. The foliage is very clean, with light green leaves when new turning to a sort of greenish blue color as they age. It can be used as a shrub or bush, and my “bush” is about 4 feet tall. Botanica’s Roses say it can be used as a good bedding variety or as a hedge.

Previous Roses of the Month:

March, 2006
Gold Medal
February, 2006
Sophy's Rose
January, 2006
Sombreuil
October & November, 2005
Rhonda
September, 2005
Georgia
August, 2005
Yvonne Rabier
July, 2005
The McCartney Rose
June, 2005
Rosette Delizy
May, 2005
The Green Rose
April, 2005
St. Patrick
March, 2005
R. rugosa
February, 2005
Baronne Prevost
January, 2005
Fortunes Double Yellow
November, 2004
Iceberg
October, 2004
Touch of Class, Tournament of Roses, and Taboo
September, 2004
All That Jazz
August, 2004
Peace
July, 2004
Betty Prior
June, 2004
Gertrude Jekyll
May, 2004
Sally Holmes
April, 2004
Double Delight
March, 2004
Gartendirecktor Otto Linne
February, 2004
Little Artist
January, 2004
Complicata
November, 2003
Penelope
October, 2003
Westerland
September, 2003
Elina

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