Large, double or semi-double, lilac-rose flowers. This cultivar was raised by Barbier & Cie, Orleans and appears in their 1908/9 catalogue. It is mentioned by Markham (1935) and Whitehead (1959) but now appears to be lost from cultivation - please contact us if you know otherwise.

Group: Early large-flowered group
Flowering period(s): May Jun
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Barbier & Cie
Country of origin: France
Date raised: c1908
Other name(s): 'Baronne Verdieres'