Portlands roses
Portland rose first appeared by the end of 18th century.
This remontant rose called "Duchess of Portland" after the Duchess who had presumably sent it to Empress Josephine.
According to legend, this rose had been brought from Italy by the third duchess of Portland who had a craze for roses. We now know through her correspondence that the Duchess had never set foot in Italy and more that this rose tree had already been listed in a catalogue of 1775 !
Its main characteristic is that it's got flowers all around the year which has made it ever so famous. Its parents are probably "rosa x damascena bifera" and "rosa gallica officinalis".
When it reached France, this hybrid must have accounted for the birth of famous "rose Lelieur", rose tree grower of King Louis XVIII who asked him to rename it "rose of the King"
Portlands are small size shrubs with numerous red and pink flowers and very few white roses.

rose's name	year	creator
Arthur de Sansal	1855	Cochet
Bernard	1818	Robert
Comte de Chambord	1860	Moreau-Robert
Indigo	1830	Laffay
Jacques Cartier	1868	Moreau-Robert
Joasine Hanet (Glendora)	1846	Vibert
Marbrée	1858	Moreau-Robert
Marie Robert	1860	Moreau-Robert
Miranda	1819	Sansal
Mme Knorr	1855	Verdier
Panachée de Lyon	unk.	Dubreuil
Pergolèse	1860	Moreau
Roi des pourpres (Mogador)	1819	Descemet
Rose du Roi (rose Lelieur)	1812	Lelieur
Rose du Roi à fleurs pourpres	1819	Descemet
Yolande d'Aragon	1843	Vibert