Marie Van Houtte low-maintenance bushy plant all through the

bushy plant all through the spring

deeply veined

or deep shades of pink or red

this rose’s most interesting quality is the enormous crop of hips that it reliably displays

referring to the line that can be drawn across the surface of the bloom

Marie Van Houtte low-maintenance bushy plant all through the1871 4 to 6 feet A valuable rose parent, 'Marie van Houtte' is described as having large, globular flowers of lemon yellow, deeper in the center, with pinkish lilac suffusing the tips of the petals. Its dark, shiny and occasionally evergreen foliage is a good foil to the light flowers. The coloration of the blossom is very similar to the popular Tea, 'Mrs. Dudley Cross', however, the bush is much more substantial. We affectionately refer to this rose