Rosa Victor Hugo - Hybrid Tea Rose
Rosa Victor Hugo - Hybrid Tea Rose
Rosa 'Meivestal' VICTOR HUGO®
Hybrid Tea Rose
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Available in 2 sizes
Available in 2 sizes
Available in 2 sizes
This plant carries a 6 months recovery warranty
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Description
The Victor Hugo® rose embodies both power and poetry, much like the works of the famous French writer and poet. It is a robust variety with timeless charm distinguished by its large, redcurrant-coloured flowers and intense May rose fragrance. Generous and vigorous, this bush flowers from spring until the first frosts, with foliage that remains elegant throughout the season. Its large, fragrant roses, visible from afar in flower beds, work wonders as cut flowers.
The Victor Hugo® ‘Meivestal’ rose is a creation by Meilland introduced to the market in 1985. This variety is also sold under other names depending on the region and distributor. Among its synonyms are 'Dreams Come True', 'Senator Burda®', and 'Spirit of Youth'. It was honoured in 1985 with the Fragrance Award in The Hague, Netherlands, in recognition of its exceptional scent. Belonging to the group of large-flowering bush roses also known as hybrid teas, this rose produces large, solitary flowers and has a perpetual flowering habit: it blooms several times during the season.
The Victor Hugo® rose has a bushy, ramified, and well-balanced habit. At maturity, it reaches a height of 90 cm to 1.10 m with a spread of 50-60 cm. Its flowers measure approximately 13 cm in diameter. Each one blooms slowly around a turbinate centre, elegantly displaying its 35 petals curved into a virtually perfect shape. The flowers are an intense redcurrant hue with subtly rosy, velvety highlights.They exude a powerful fragrance typical of the May rose. Flowering is abundant and extends from May-June to October. The foliage is dense, bright green, with a satin-like texture. It is deciduous, falling in autumn and regrowing the following spring. The stems are thorny, as is common with most roses.
With its magnificent fragrance and long stems, this modern Victor Hugo® ‘Meivestal’ rosebush is perfect for creating prestigious cut flower displays. In the garden, it can be integrated into a large rose bed or planted in groups of 3 to 5 within a flower border. It also thrives in pots. The radiant colour of its flowers pairs naturally with white, as well as the entire range of blues, purples, and violets. The opulence of its roses calls for more natural encompasing blooms: surround it with Nepetas, Verbascum phoeniceum 'Flush of White', or hardy geraniums, for example. Its flowers make elegant cut flowers that will fill the home with their fragrance.
Rosa Victor Hugo - Hybrid Tea Rose in pictures
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Botanical data
Rosa
'Meivestal' VICTOR HUGO®
Rosaceae
Hybrid Tea Rose
Rosa SENATOR BURDA, Rosa DREAMS COME TRUE
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
To plant your Victor Hugo rose, prepare the soil by digging a 30 cm cube, breaking up the earth well and adding a base fertiliser such as dried blood or dehydrated horn at the bottom of the planting hole. Place your plant after removing it from its pot, covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm of soil, backfill and water thoroughly to eliminate any air pockets. In dry weather, water regularly for a few weeks to encourage root establishment. Also remember to feed your rose with a special rose fertiliser to stimulate flowering. Choose a sunny spot - or partial shade in very hot regions.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.