Rosa x polyantha 'Sans Contrainte' 'Anne Roumanoff' - Shrub Rose

The 'Anne Roumanoff' Sans Contrainte rose bush is part of a series of particularly compact and floriferous roses created by German rose breeder Kordes. This lovely creation meets the requirements of the highly selective German ADR label, which rewards the most disease-resistant varieties, robust and hardy, easy to grow anywhere and by any gardener. 'Anne Roumanoff' produces tirelessly adorable small semi-double bicolour roses, red with white reverses, set against a beautiful lush green foliage, transforming this small bush into a radiant cushion throughout the growing season. With its small size and dense habit, this bright rose bush is perfect in borders, flower beds or even a pretty pot on the terrace.

The flowers of Rosa Anne Roumanoff (korburox) are gathered in terminal clusters and come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid resulting from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. This excellent German variety was introduced in 2011 by German rose breeder Kordes. The 'Sans Contraintes' range brings together very repeat-flowering, floriferous roses capable of adapting to difficult growing conditions and highly resistant to diseases and pests. It requires little maintenance other than simple pruning in March. All of them hold the ADR label.

This well-behaved small bush has a bushy and branched, very dense habit. It will reach approximately 50 cm (20in) in all directions in a few years. The 4 cm (2in) semi-double flowers, gathered in clusters of 5 to 6 flowers, are continuously produced from June to October if the soil remains moist. The flower buds in this 'Anne Roumanoff' variety are pale white-pink, more or less edged and splashed with pink-red. They open into beautifully formed, turbinate, bicolour corollas with a velvety red-pink, each petal revealing its almost white reverse. This disease-resistant variety develops elegant, well-furnished foliage in a vibrant, glossy green. Its stems are spiny.

The 'Anne Roumanoff' rose bush adapts to all soils that are not too dry and to all climates, which allows it to be welcomed without reservation in many regions. It works wonders as a border, in a flower bed, in a pot on the terrace, or on a large slope where it will cover the ground. It can also be planted in groups of 3 plants arranged in a triangle in the centre of a small flower bed. Plant it in mass or with pink (Maman Turbat, The Fairy) or white (Swany, Marie Pavie) ground-cover roses to highlight the path of a pathway or the beds of light or opulent shrubs and perennials. It can be paired with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, foxgloves, or other perennial salvias. It blends perfectly with pink or white flowering shrub roses in a romantic garden.