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Surpasse Tout, breeder unknown, likely France circa 1811.

'Surpasse Tout' has undoubtedly survived for nearly two hundred years in cultivation for obvious reasons; this is a beautiful plant. Candy pink blooms of perfect OGR form; fully double in layers of folded, crimped petals finishing with a pale pink button eye. It also has a very nice perfume. The blooms are not large (3 inches) but there are many of them over a long period.

This charming Gallica is new to my collection in 2004 and so I will undoubtedly have more to say about its merits as time passes. I can already say that it has shown superior disease resistance, shunning Blackspot completely and getting only a bit of Mildew late in the dry part of August.

ARS merit rating: None
Personal merit rating: 8.5, but under assessment.
Hardiness: Likely USDA zones 3 to 8, zone 4 in a protected location.
Shrub size: likely 3 to 4 feet tall X 4 feet wide.
Fragrance: 3.5, good Gallica scent.

Alain Blanchard seedling, (see Song of the Stars)	Chianti	Gloire de France	Sissinghurst Castle
Alika	Complicata	Henri Fouquier	Song of the Stars
Allegra (new 2003)	Cramoisi Picotee	Hippolyte	Surpasse Tout
Belle de Crecy	"Deep Purple"	James Mason	Tricolore de Flandre
Belle Isis	Désirée Parmentier	La Belle Sultane	Tuscany
Belle sans Flatterie	Duc de Guiche	Marianne	Tuscany Superb
"Brooks Purple"	Duc de Fitzjames	'Mécène'	Tuscany Superb X Othello
Camayeux	Duchesse de Montebello	Nestor	Un-named seedling
"Carol's Favorite"	Ellen Tofflemire	Orpheline de Juillet	"William Grant"
Charles de Mills	Empress Josephine	Rosa Mundi	Ypsilante
Cardinal de Richelieu	Gallicandy	"Rush Family Rose"