Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, Meilland 1997

Floribunda / Modern Hybrid 

Blooms: Bengal pink, big quartered blooms in clusters

Growth: Up to 150 cm, very bushy and vigorous, dark glossy foliage

Reblooming? Continously

Fragrance: None to very very light 

USDA 6b to 9b

Resistant to Blackspot? Yes

Resistant to mildew? Yes

Resistant to rust? Yes

Resistant to rain? Yes

Resistant to heat? No

Shade tolerant? No

Balling? No

Use: Borders, hedge, tree rose, pots, cut flower

Extremely popular the past twenty years. The blooms seems to be made from plastic and can withstand the most rainy summers. Blooms continously in summer and autumn, a reblooming wonder. It's a very good rose but I never bought her. I find this rose almost artificial, too perfect, it lacks elegance and frailty in my view. It's not bee friendly. But I can fully understand its great qualities and its attraction to people. My aunty has two tree roses of this variety and always when I visit her in summer she's blooming like hell. She knows how I feel about it. Soften your heart she says, it's a reliable rose and a splash of color. Not every rose is perfect.

This is a carefree rose, one that doesn't disappoints, not even in bad conditions. She's from a time when fragrance wasn't important so we can't blame this rose.