Madame Bravy

Madame Bravy (aka Danzille) was bred by gardener Guillot ( No family of the Guillot nursery dynasty) in 1846 and released as "Danzille". The rose wasn't popular till the Guillot nursery introduced her in 1846 as "Madame Bravy". Then she became quite popular and today she's regarded as one of the most elegant old Teas

Cream, with light pink center, full, globular shape with a strong Tea fragrance. The flowers appear in small clusters of two or three. They gracefully dangle down from their slender, twiggy wood. Blooms in flushes throughout the season

It's a little, rounded shrub of approx 100X80 cm or 3X3 feet. Ideal for pots. Health is good.

Zone 6b to 10b but it's best to give her full sun and a warm spot without strong winds. Rain tolerance is quite satisfying and she's very heat and drought resistant. If weather permits she keeps on blooming till late Autumn 

Gilbert Bravy was a nurseryman in Clermont Ferrand and a honory member of the Cercle général d'horticulture. J. P. Guillot named the rose after Gilbert Bravy's wife. 

Madame Bravy is often mentioned with Madame Falcot as a possible parent of the first HT La France. But there's no evidence for this as Guillot found La France on his chance seedling bed so without crossing specific varieties. We'll probably never known La France's parents. I don't think she's the first HT. It's a rose of great beauty and fragrance but her flowers are too Tea like to be a HT. She really hates rain and loves heat. In my modest opinion La France is a wonderful Tea rose and not a HT.