Rosa Gentle Hermione - English Shrub Rose

The flowers of this English bush Gentle Hermione® are extremely beautiful, with nearly 100 perfectly arranged petals in the center of a well-rounded cup formed by the outer petals. They bloom in a pure pink, evolving into a softer pink towards the outside. This bush has a medium habit and very healthy foliage. Its flowers are fragrant and don't fear the rain.

The Gentle Hermione rose is an old rose hybrid, which has kept its wonderful fragrance. It forms a bush almost as wide as it is tall, reaching a height of 1.20m (4ft) with a spread of 1m (3ft). Its slightly arching stems are covered with very healthy, medium green foliage, serving as a backdrop for its voluptuous flowers gathered in small clusters of 3 to 5 roses. It reblooms in successive waves from May-June until the first frost. The colour of each flower evolves with age.  These roses emit a typical old rose fragrance, with myrrh as the base note. It is a variety resistant to diseases and inclement weather.

 

This bush, slightly smaller than others in the same range, is perfect for small gardens. It looks beautiful in flower beds or in a flowering hedge. For example, you can cover its base with Cotoneaster dammeri, adorned with small white and delicate flowers in May-June, and associate it with simple mauve or white bellflowers. Its flowers bring a romantic touch to the garden, as well as to the house in bouquets. Like other English Roses, it embodies a certain way of life: sumptuous, heavy and fragrant roses, a seemingly abandoned cottage garden,  where perennials mix with bushes in a garden that has become a setting for the house, tea served in fine porcelain cups... And even the rain falling on the countryside.

Hermione was the faithful wife of Leontes, King of Sicily.

David Austin 2005 creation.