Large pale pink flowers with deeper pink stripe. Plant away from full sun to protect delicate flower colour. Similar to the more familiar 'Nelly Moser' but having longer, more pointed tepals. Raised by Moser et Fils in 1896. A seedling of 'Belisaire'. 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.	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Moser et Fils
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:  r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1896
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Belisaire'