Madame de Rambuteau

Anonymous, 1843, Revue Horticole, p.376-378, no description; Schweidweiler ed., 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique Belge, as ‘Mme de Rambuteau’: Very large, white, double, the petals of the circumference, very large, round, while those of the cen­tre are elegantly contorted. Scheidweiler, Brussells, 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique, p.122: Flower more than 10 cm across, rounded, double, snow-white. Petals in 7-8 rows, broad, elongated, some indented, others entire. almost all dotted with red, The first 4 rows horizontal, the others broad, indented, twisted, segmented, forming a protruding corolla of a certain regularity. Synonym: ‘Comtesse de Rambuteau’. Abbreviation: ‘Mme de Rambuteau’. Originated in France by M. Tamponet, Paris.