Rosa x floribunda - 'Milano'- Patio Rose

The Patio Rose 'Milano' is a floriferous, reliable, and disease-resistant rose plant; this variety closely resembles the vibrant 'Lili Marleen', a classic in flower gardens, but with foliage that does not stain. Its semi-double flowers are a scarlet red, grouped in crimson bouquets highlighted by beautiful glossy green leaves. This low but vigorous and well-branched bush provides continuous summer flowering. It is ideal for creating sunny borders and beds, for landscaping small spaces or the patio.

The Milano Rose 'Korjuwko' is a German creation by Kordes, dating back to 2010. It is part of a series of roses, the 'Patio Rose' selected in partnership with 'Globe Planter' for their floribundity and excellent adaptation to pot culture. This variety, belonging to the floribunda rose family, quickly forms a ramified and compact bush with thorny stems, measuring 50cm (20in) in height with a spread of about 40 cm (16in). It is covered with light foliage, initially red and turning dark green, with thick, shiny leaflets toothed at the edges. Its flowering is abundant and continuous from June to October if the soil remains slightly moist in summer. Its wide corollas, measuring 5-6 cm (2in), are semi-double, composed of 25 petals, grouped in clusters of 5 to 7 flowers. The tightly closed buds open into globular flowers, with petals forming shell-shaped bulges that gradually unfold into flatter, well-opened cups, revealing a small yellow heart. The petals are shiny and a beautiful ruby red. Their fragrance is light.

Floribunda roses are perfect for creating beautiful small hedges planted mixed along the terrace or in beds of small shrubs. Pair them with abelias, nandinas, or caryopteris, for example. They are good companions for Phlox paniculata and tall baby's breath. The modest size, generosity, and resistance of 'Milano' make it an exciting variety for all gardens, even small ones, and for growing in large pots. Its uses are varied, according to each gardener's desires: in a rose bed, alongside white varieties (Marie Pavie, Swanny), or purple ones (Blue Boy, Rhapsody in Blue, Roman Waltz), or mixed with easy-to-grow perennials such as perennial geraniums, small-flowered carnations, campanulas, or asters.