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'La
Belle Sultane'Gallica, c. 1810, breeder unknown
'La Belle Sultane' has many names, and she deserves all of them. Most especially, she deserves 'Violacea,' for her color is the deep, velvety color. Look at a freshly opened bloom and you can see deep crimson, purple and a cloud of near blue all over her surface.
Now, I have to admit, I tinkered a lot with this photograph. No matter what I did, I could not exactly capture the color this rose is. But this is as close to the actual color I can get on a computer screen. Imagine an entire bush covered with these! It's a grand sight, I can tell you! This is a rose very worth having, and I intend to make good use of her pollen!