Rosa Renée van Wegberg - Shrub Rose

The 'Renée Van Wegberg' bush rose offers sweet and cheerful, double and highly fragrant roses with large tasty petals. Their beauty, fragrance, and colour evolve from bright pink to soft mauve, bringing a charming touch that changes everything, whether in a mass planting, pots, or bouquets. The petals of its flowers, which have a fruity flavour reminiscent of raspberries, are perfect for making candies, jams, and other treats.

This English-style bush rose is a recent creation from Pheno Geno Roses, a specialist in creating flavourful roses. Because it is often overlooked, the rose is also the queen of edible flowers. Each variety has been carefully selected and tested for the best flavour and texture. Floriferous and suitable for organic cultivation, these roses provide an abundance of delicious and delicate flowers to use and enjoy in the garden, on the balcony, and in the kitchen.

'Renée Van Wegberg' will form a small bushy and upright bush measuring 70 cm (28in) in height and 40 cm (16in) in width on average. Its growth is fast, and its thorny stems are covered with abundant dark green foliage resistant to diseases under proper growing conditions. The deciduous foliage falls in autumn. The flowers bloom in successive waves on this repeat-flowering bush between June and October. They are medium-sized (6 cm (2in)), double, and comprise more than 93 large petals. Each flower opens with a bright pink colour but fades to mauve over time. The flowering of this rose takes the form of panicles, which are bouquets with several flowers. Their fragrance is present, with a fruity and sweet character, and will be more noticeable in calm and warm weather.

The 'Renée Van Wegberg' rose blends well in a small mass planting alongside blue, white, or purple flowers. Pair it with annual delphiniums, perennial flax, lavender, or white foxgloves. It will also add a romantic touch to perennial borders and large beds. Roses go perfectly with catmints, lavenders, bellflowers, paniculate baby's breath, and herbaceous or climbing clematis. You can also plant it in front of taller shrubs or roses or use it to fill the base of a small tree, adding charm to it.

In the kitchen:

Harvest the petals of fully bloomed but not faded flowers (they quickly lose their aroma), preferably in the morning. Only consume flowers from untreated plants. You can use them in confectionery, to flavour jellies, jams, and fruit salads, to prepare syrup, or to add flavour to beverages.