Rosa Waterloo - Hybrid Musk Rose

Waterloo is a very beautiful Hybrid Musk shrub rose, healthy, vigorous and very floriferous from early summer until autumn. Its small double white roses are tightly packed on large, lightly scented clusters that gracefully bend the stems. After the flowers, decorative hips remain until winter. Its beautiful foliage is disease-resistant and it does not require any pruning, except for the removal of dead wood. The plant grows elegantly as a bush or a small climber. A beautiful must-have variety!

Rosa Waterloo is a creation of L. Lens dating from 1996. It is derived, among others, from the musk rose (Rosa x moschata), a spontaneous hybrid probably originating from Asia Minor or the Middle East. Similar to polyanthas and floribundas, roses from this family produce flowers grouped in bouquets, but their colours are more refined and they have a more flexible, graceful habit. 'Waterloo' has rapid and vigorous growth and a rounded and slightly trailing habit. Ultimately, this bush can reach between 1.25 m (4ft) and 1.50 m (5ft) in all directions, depending on the growing conditions. in mild climates, it will be slightly bigger than in colder regions. Its flexible and thorny stems bear elongated and pointed, dark, matte greyish-green, disease-resistant leaflets. The foliage is very dense. Flowering begins in June and continues almost uninterrupted until the first frost, as long as the soil does not dry out too much in summer. It takes the form of rounded clusters that cover more than a third of each branch. Each cluster is composed of 12 to 15 small double flowers measuring 3 cm (1in) in diameter. The centre of the corollas is yellow and attractive to bees and other pollinators. The flowers have a light, sweet, sugary, floral fragrance. After pollination, oval hips form, turning orange-red by the end of summer. The hardiness of this rose is evaluated at a minimum of -15°C (5°F).

This rose can be grown as a bush or a small climber, by training it on a small structure (pyramid or wall). Plant it in a flowering hedge with other botanical or old roses (Cornelia, Felicia, Bouquet parfait, Rosa complicata...), small-sized lilacs (Syringa microphylla superba), mock oranges, or Japanese quinces. Also consider growing it with a n easy to grow, viticella clematis. Depending on the space available, you can plant it in groups of 3, 5 or 7. The flowers of the 'Waterloo' rose are incredibly charming in floral arrangements, with lilacs and white peonies for example.