Petite Lisette

Petite Lisette, Vibert 1818

Centifolia Hybrid 

Parentage unknown 

A magnificent Centifolia with rather small, exquisitely shaped flowers.

Nice, rounded, well balanced shrub of approx 150X100 cm or 6X4 feet. Healthy foliage.

Flowers are rather small for a Centifolia but they are incredibly beautiful and perfectly formed: light pink, very full, flat rosettes in small clusters. The fragrance is strong and lemony, delicious! 

Very hardy zone 4b to 9b, rain and shade tolerant. Once blooming in late spring and early summer.

If you want Centifolia blooms reaching perfection with a good fragrance then Petite Lisette is your rose!

Recommended rose 

Reine des Centfeuilles

Reine des Centfeuilles, Flanders 1824

Centifolia 

Big, quartered pink blooms with a strong fragrance. 125X180 cm or 5 X 8 feet. Zone 4b to 11b. Very healthy and beautiful blooms 

Blanchefleur

Blanchefleur, Vibert 1835

Centifolia 

White to near white with flesh pink shading. Very full, cupped blooms. Strong sweet fragrance. 125X180 cm or 5 X 7 feet. Zone 4b to 11b.

Tour de Malakoff

Tour de Malakoff, Soupert & Notting 1857

Centifolia 

Deep mauve to purple and magenta violet blooms. They are very full and cupped. Flamboyant overhanging shrub 120X100 cm or 5X4 feet. In full flush this rose is breathtaking and the blooms are cascading down. Suited for pot culture. Strong fragrance. Once blooming for five weeks. Zone 4b to 11b.

A masterpiece and still very worthwhile to grow 

Paul Ricault

Paul Ricault, Portemer 1845

Centifolia 

One of the most beautiful and baroque Centifolia's. Very big, carmine pink, puffy, quartered blooms on an big shrub. 200X150 cm or 7X5 feet. The blooms are so big they hang down a bit. Very strong Damask fragrance. Blooms for five weeks in early summer. Zone 4b to 11b. Healthy rose. A showstopper for sure!

Recommended rose 

Petite de Hollande

Petite de Hollande, before 1791

Centifolia 

A small, cute little Centifolia. 80X120 cm or 3X4 feet. Deep pink, perfectly formed blooms with a strong fragrance. Flushes freely in early summer for five weeks. Ideal for hedges and standard rose. Zone 4b to 11b. Pretty rose for the smaller garden

Fantin Latour

Fantin Latour, unknown before 1938

Centifolia 

The most beautiful Centifolia. Perfectly formed light pink to pink quartered blooms in clusters. Light fragrance. Well balanced shrub 150X150 cm or 6 X 6 feet. Can be trained as a climber which is very beautiful. Blooms abundantly for five weeks. Rain tolerant, susceptible to mildew in hot secluded positions. Enormously strong. I've replanted mine five times and after twenty years she was dug up again and transplanted in my new garden. She immediately took off again.

Highly recommended rose. Zone 4b to 11b

Named after the French impressionist painter 

Village Maid

Village maid, Vibert 1839?

Centifolia Variegata 

Centifolia 

White and red striped blooms, very full, cupped bloom form. Arching, flamboyant growth up to 150 cm or 5 feet. Once flowering for five weeks in early summer. Strong fragrance. Balls in wet conditions. Healthy and good hardiness zone 4b to 11b

Some confusion exists about village maid and centifolia variegata being the same rose. According to some Variegata already existed before Vibert came with Village Maid