Rosa Dolomiti - ground cover rose

Rosa 'Dolomiti' is an excellent variety of ground cover shrub rose, appreciated for its disease resistance and its simple and bright, long and abundant flowering. This lovely upright and harmonious small bush is full of life and forms an adorable ground cover covered with clusters of pink and white wild roses, animated by a heart of golden stamens. They bloom almost continuously for 4 to 5 months on elegant, shiny dark green foliage, unaffected by diseases. This robust and hardy rose bush from the 'Sans contrainte' series requires little attention and care from the gardener, ideal for beginners. Simple, charming and generous, it works well in front of taller shrubs, in large borders along pathways...

The flowers of Rosa Dolomiti (Korrahibe)are gathered in terminal clusters like the polyantha rose, an old hybrid resulting from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. This excellent German variety has won several awards in international competitions, including the prestigious and highly selective ADR label for its perfect disease resistance among other criteria. It was introduced in 2011 by the German rose breeder Kordes.

This small, well-behaved shrub has a bushy and compact, taller-than-wide shape. It will reach about 60 cm (24in) high with a spread of 50 cm (20in) in a few years, or up to 1.50 m (5ft) high if allowed to grow freely without pruning. The single, 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3in) flowers, gathered in clusters of 5 to 6 units, are produced abundantly and continuously from June to October if the soil remains moist. In this variety, the flower buds are copper red and open into fairly bright pink corollas, becoming almost white at full bloom. They open widely to reveal a beautiful nest of golden stamens. After the flowers, numerous small red hips appear and remain decorative until winter. This very disease-resistant variety has elegant, dense and shiny dark green foliage and its stems are thorny.

Rosa 'Dolomiti' adapts to all soils that are not too dry and all climates, which allows it to be grown in many regions. It works wonders as a border plant, 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, arranged in a triangle on a lawn. Plant it en masse or in with pink ground cover roses (Maman Turbat, The Fairy) or white ones (Swany, Marie Pavie) to highlight the path of a pathway or a border of light or opulent shrubs and perennials. It can be grown with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, foxgloves or perennial salvias. It blends perfectly with pink or white flowering shrub roses in a romantic garden.