Hybrid Perpetual bred by Mille-Mallet, France, 1860. Seedling of Pope Pius IX (Hybrid Perpetual, Vibert, 1849).
Wonderful colour, violet with a lighter center. The fragrance is strong, in the Old Garden Rose way.
The flowers are 4.25 " - 10,8 cm, 50 to 75 petals, very large, very full, cupped, quartered, reflexed bloom form.
The bush is untidy, arching, often sprawling across the ground and producing bloom at the ends of long shoots. The remedy for this is strict pruning and/or training techniques. Often people will peg the long canes down to the ground, which will encourage the lateral buds to break into bloom.
Height of 4' to 8' - 120cm to 245 cm. Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).
Remontant, it blooms in flushes throughout the season. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.
Feed this rose well. Plenty of manure in the soil both at planting time and as a seasonal mulch is recommended. You may want to supplement with Epsom salts and Alfalfa tea as well.
This rose will do well in partially shaded location.
It is thornless.
