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Rosa 'De Resht' (syn. Rosa 'Rose de Rescht', Rosa ‘De Rescht’, Rosa ‘De Recht’), late June. an old-fashioned rose with fuchsia-pink or purple double flowers. Discovered by Nancy Lindsay in England prior to World War Two, but some believe that it may be the very old 'Rose du Roi'. Its foliage is Gallica like, but its short flower stalks suggest some Damask parentage.
© Alan Buckingham