Rosa 'Guignol Orabrica'

The 'Guignol' Rose is a perpetual variety that is both elegant and romantic, bearing large, well-formed flowers that are double without excess, a beautiful deep pink, lighter in the centre and on the reverse of the petals. The bush is adorned with very healthy, glossy green foliage. Delicately scented, these roses emit a fragrance that can be smelled several metres away, both in the garden and in bouquets. The famous Lyon puppet deserved a rose named after him to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of its creator, Laurent Mourguet.

The 'Guignol' Rose (Orabrica) was introduced to the market in 2019 by the Orard rose gardens, a family business located in Feyzin, not far from Lyon. It is classified as both a modern hybrid tea rose and a large-flowered rose. It is a very remontant rose that blooms from June to October in successive waves. The plant forms a small bushy shrub with slightly upright growth, vigorous and fast-growing. It will reach about 80cm (32in) in height and 50-60cm (20-24in) in width. The flowers are slightly turbinate, composed of 30 to 35 dark pink petals with a lighter base and pale pink reverse. Their fragrance is more noticeable in warm weather. The glossy foliage, a fairly dark green, is disease-resistant and perfectly enhances the colour of the roses. It is deciduous in winter. This variety now enriches the rose garden of the Parc de la Tête d'Or, one of the 20 most beautiful rose gardens in the world.

This 'Guignol' rose will find its place in the garden in a large rose bed, but can also be placed as a solitary plant in a well-maintained garden or in a large pot on the terrace. It adapts to all soils that are not too dry and all climates, tolerating both cold and heat, which allows it to be welcomed without reservation from the north to the south of our country, even at medium altitude. It pairs perfectly with white, purple, mauve, and pink roses, as well as with beautiful and easy-to-grow plants such as perennial geraniums (Geranium 'Blue Cloud', 'Anne Folkard', 'Nimbus', 'Orion'), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, cornflowers, foxgloves, phlox... Its flowers can be used to create elegant bouquets that delicately perfume the house.