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Hippolyte

Color: Lavender/Mauve/Purple Class: Gallica Introduced: 1842 Best Zones: 4B-8B Bloom Form: Double

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At-a-Glance Profile

Garden Personality

A quick portrait of how this rose grows, blooms, and earns its place in a home garden.

Gallica Lavender/Mauve/Purple
Registered Name
Souvenir de Kean
Breeder
Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier
Seller
Burlington Rose Nursery, High Country Roses, Rogue Valley Roses
Introduced
1842
Best Zones
4B-8B
4-5 Height
4-5 Width
2.8 in Bloom Size
26-40 Petals

Bloom Style

How It Shows Up in the Garden

Bloom Form
Double

Garden Fit

Where It Is Most Comfortable

Rose Class
Gallica
Color Family
Lavender/Mauve/Purple

Background

Breeding and Source Notes

Registered Name
Souvenir de Kean
Seller Signals
Burlington Rose Nursery, High Country Roses, Rogue Valley Roses

Where to Look Next

Rose Market

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Seller Listing Price Offers Link
Burlington Rose Nursery Hippolyte (gallica, Parmentier pre 1842) Listed for sale Listed for sale Visit Seller
High Country Roses Hippolyte Out of stock Out of stock
Discount Code 20% • ROSEGEEK
ARS Offer 15% • Online code is in your membership book.
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Rogue Valley Roses Hippolyte - Rogue Valley Roses Out of stock $26.95
ARS Offer 10% • Only available with phone orders.
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What Growers Notice

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Overview

Catalog note: This rose record was merged with duplicate listings for Hippolyte (gallica, Parmentier pre 1842) on April 24, 2026.

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