Baronne Henriette Snoy is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful old heritage roses. She is however not a typical Tea rose. A cross between Gloire de Dijon and Mme Lambard was destined to be glorious and indeed, very few other Teas come close to it's beauty. Growth is strong, arching and with support she can become a little climber of 3 meters but as an arching shrub she gets 150 to 180 cm. New growth is dark red and the foliage is dark green. From the thick buds a majestic flower unfolds. Waxy petals, so many of them, first cup shaped but expanding into a rather big rosette. The bloom color goes from buff and apricot to light pink and even salmon pink. Her only weakness is the lack of a strong fragrance. It is mild at best but the beauty of the flowers makes up for that. Reblooming is swift and Snoy doesn't mind hot and dry summers. She keeps going. My first experience with the Baronne gave me balling flowers during wet summer days but already in her second year I never experienced balling again, not even after a week of rain or showers.
There are some questions about Baronne Henriette Snoy (Snoy as in French moi and not as in English boy) in the USA because her petals look a bit different and the color definitely is more pink and some say she has a strong resemblance to Maman Cochet. Maybe it's a color sport? We don't know but what we do know is that the European and Australian Snoy are the same.
For a more detailed description you can look at Baronne Henriette Snoy in the Tea rose section of this blog or you just type her name in the search tool of the blog.
Where to buy Baronne Henriette Snoy? Here is a list of rose nurseries selling her. Both in the EU and USA
