Lottah Nursery Tasmania, Australia
Cultivar was bred by Lemoine in 1896.
'Charles Joly' sports double deep purple florets in midseason and has a pronounced fragrance.
S. vulgaris selections typically grow into large shrubs 3m high with a spread of 2m and usually exhibit a propensity to sucker.
Grafted specimens have been widely available in the nursery trade in Australia for many years.
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