Large grey-white flowers with bluish midribs. Pale yellow anthers. Early flowers on old wood sometimes semi-double. This cultivar was mentioned by Riekstina (1990) but appeared to be lost from cultivation in the West. We have now been in touch with Ilmars Riekstin who confirms that Laumas Arboretum has a thriving 'Jeanne d'Arc' (see photographs). He was unaware that this was a 'rare' specimen and now intends to propagate it in order to preserve the form. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves."

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:  The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):  Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Dauvesse
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:  r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1869
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent	patens x lanuginosa
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-20cm Tepals: 6-8