Rosa 'Blossomtime'

The 'Blossomtime' Rose is certainly a modern hybrid variety of tea, but its generosity and the fragrance of its roses, which are highly double and have a fresh pink candy colour, bring it closer to old-fashioned roses. Its romantically picturesque roses are wide, with a perfect modern rose pattern, very raised due to its two pink colours, a very fresh pink doubled with silver pink. Forming a large bush, if left free, it can also be trained as a small climber on a wall or arbour. It is also a sturdy, perpetual flowering plant of great class, ideal for a romantic and fragrant garden!

The climbing rose 'Blossomtime' is part of the complex family of hybrid teas, also called large-flowered roses. It is an American creation dating back to 1951, full of qualities. It is a sarmentous rose with beautiful vigour. It has a flexible habit and thorny stems, reaching a height of 1.50m (5ft) and a width of 1m (3ft), and up to 2.50m (8ft) in height if trained on a support. The flowering occurs from June to October in successive waves, depending on the climatic conditions. Long, elegant, pointed buds, surrounded by green bracts, open into large double roses, 9 cm (4in) wide, formed by 20 to 39 tightly packed petals of a light and vivid pink. They form a well-rounded heart, revealing their silvery lining. The petals, initially curled up, open like English roses in quarters. They are grouped in beautiful, particularly fragrant bouquets of 5 to 8. Its deciduous foliage, green and glossy, is healthy and perfectly highlights the porcelain hue of the flowers. This bush performs well in hot regions, with adequate watering.

'Blossomtime' is a charming, generous and easy-to-grow rose. Left free, it forms a precious and highly ornamental bush in the background of a flowerbed. It is easy to train on a pole, a small arbour, a slightly shaded wall, or a column. Like other large roses, such as Iceberg or Palais Royal, with which it pairs well, it is incomparable for giving a slightly abandoned look to overly strict flowerbeds. It is an ideal companion for an old fruit tree, a small pillar, and the cabins to which it adds a lot of charm. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will create a poetic and fragrant passage. It is easy to maintain a bushy habit, but it can also be planted in a mixed hedge alongside viburnums, mock oranges, hibiscus, or lilacs.