Rosa x noisette 'Aimée Vibert'

The Rose 'Aimée Vibert' is a large climbing rose with almost thornless branches, an excellent variety with a very long flowering period dating back to 1828. It is adorned with round, double roses of medium size in the form of pure white pompoms and is pleasantly scented. They bloom from June until autumn on abundant, superb vegetation highly resistant to disease. This beautiful liana with a strong character is also an undemanding and easy-to-grow plant, requiring little care once established.

This large rose is a complex horticultural hybrid, derived from, among others, the noisette rose, Rosa x noisette (specifically the variety Champney's Pink Cluster) and Rosa sempervirens. Noisette roses are generally highly scented (and sometimes a little frost-sensitive), like their ancestor, the China Rose, and as floriferous as their other ancestor, the Musk Rose. 'Aimée Vibert', also known as 'Bouquet de mariée', can easily reach a height of 4m (13ft) with a spread of 1.50 to 2m (5 to 7ft). Its long stems are flexible and covered with abundant, very healthy, medium-green foliage. The white flowers of this variety emerge from magenta-pink buds. They form abundantly from mid-June, then regularly reappear in summer, with a timid repeat flowering in September-October, its weak point. The buds open into double roses, 4-5cm (2in) in diameter, pure white with golden stamens, gathered in long bouquets at the end of flexible stems. Coquettish, plump, and charming, they are surrounded by a soft, musky fragrance but fade to a beige hue that is not to the taste of all gardeners. The small fruits that delight birds in the winter are fleshy false fruits called hips. They contain a large quantity of achenes with a single seed.

'Aimée Vibert' is a generous, robust, charming rose with a long flowering period and excellent health. It is so undemanding that it tolerates sandy soils. Like other rambling roses, it is incomparable for filling large spaces and giving a slightly abandoned air planted above overly strict flower beds. It is an ideal companion for dead trees that will revive uncertain fences and ugly buildings or sheds to which it adds a charming touch. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will create a poetic and fragrant passage while climbing a large pergola entwined with the branches of vigorous clematis like 'Montana', 'Prince Charles' or Clematis terniflora.