Rosa 'Claude Brasseur' - Hybrid Tea Rose

The 'Claude Brasseur' Rose Bush is a modern hybrid tea rose appreciated for the exceptional fragrance of its large, perfect flowers, an inimitable perfume that can only be found in so-called blue roses. This classic from Meilland is a modern bush that blooms well, with large, perfectly shaped flowers in a lovely mauve pink colour, intermediate between pink and lavender. They are enveloped in a pronounced rose fragrance that reveals unusual notes of lemon verbena. This variety, derived from Charles de Gaulle, possesses the same ornamental qualities as its parent but has increased disease resistance. Its flowers are lovely in bouquets.

'Claude Brasseur' 'Meibriacus' is a modern bush rose with large flowers obtained by Meilland in 2006. With a bushy and upright habit, this bush reaches approximately 80 m (262ft) in height and 70 cm (28in) in spread at maturity, with rapid growth. It produces robust, thorny and well-branched branches, which bear elegant foliage, bronze-coloured at the beginning of growth, then semi-matte dark green, less susceptible to diseases. From May to October, if faded flowers are removed, the plant continuously produces very large flowers with a diameter of 13-14 cm (5-6in), with a typical turbinated shape that opens to a tightly closed centre, characteristic of hybrid tea roses. Very double, they are composed of 75 delicately fringed petals in a colour that is neither truly pink nor truly blue but instead fades to mauve when fully open. They are solitary, carried at the end of long shoots from the current year or emerging on 2-year-old stems. The reblooming flowering is distinguished by a pronounced and unusually floral, herbaceous, sweet and rustic fragrance.

This 'Claude Brasseur' rose will find its place in the garden of any flower lover, whether a beginner or an experienced gardener. With its tender mauve colour and beautiful fragrance, it deserves an equally graceful setting and a spot not far from the house. Some light-flowering perennial plants (autumn asters, foxgloves, penstemons), grasses, lavenders, and catmints are ideal for enhancing its beauty and accompanying it late in the season. For example, pair it with a red or garnet rose (Charles de Mills, Papa Meilland, Roseraie de l'Haÿ, Hansa); their colours and fragrances create a beautiful symphony. With some audacity, one can also try the combination of mauve with soft orange or yellow, with a rose such as Danaë. Simple and easy-to-grow perennials like Geranium Rozanne, Geranium Pink Cloud, Nepeta Walker's Low, and campanulas will accompany it for a good part of the beautiful season. It will also look good as a solitary specimen, for example, in a group of 3 plants and a large pot on your terrace or balcony. Its flowers make beautiful romantic bouquets in the company of pink peonies and white lilacs.