L'autre rose

L'autre rose, Delbard 2014

Floribunda 

An underrated rose for sure. Beautiful soft pink, big flowers in the old fashion. They stand in clusters and appear all summer long. They have a moderate to strong fragrance. 

Short, rounded growth of approx 100X80 cm or 3X3 feet

Zone 6b to 9b 

Recommended rose 

Bordure Camaïeu

Bordure Camaïeu, Delbard 2001

Floribunda 

Parents unknown 

Ideal for low hedges, standard rose and pots, Bordure Camaïeu is a rainbow of colors and will certainly brighten up your garden.

Pink, yellow, carmine, white, apricot and peach... all colors in semi double blooms in clusters. Moderate fragrance. Healthy glossy light green foliage. The flowers stand in medium to large clusters. Very strong and exceptional reblooming skills. 

Zone 6b to 9b. Will reach 70X70 cm or 2X2 feet

Just keep deadheading the spend flowers to guarantee reblooming. 

Recommended rose 

Thierry Marx

Thierry Marx, Delbard 2019

Floribunda 

Parents unknown 

Dedicated to Thierry Marx, the top Chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris. 

It's a very Sumptuous, old fashioned flower with violet purple petals which are lighter at the reverse. Very full, many petaled flower. A strong citrus and old rose fragrance is present. It's the perfect rose for bouquets. 

Thierry Marx is a rather short bush that will reach 80X80 cm or 3X3 feet. The foliage is bit, dark green and glossy. She's armed with many thorns. Very healthy and reliable reblooming skills. Zone 6b to 9b. Rain proof.

Delbard only releases a few new creations each year but they always are gorgeous and worth the wait. 

Thierry Marx will make hearts beat stronger... 

Recommended 

Vichy

Vichy, Delbard 2011

Floribunda 

Parents unknown 

A rose that deserves much more attention. 

Very cupped, ball shaped, white with light blush in the center blooms. They stand in clusters of five or six on upright, sturdy branches without tipping over. Scent is strong, nutty with lemon and grapefruit notes, refreshing. 

A well balanced, medium size shrub of approx 100 X 80 cm or 3X3 feet. Bushy and with rather dark green healthy foliage. Ideal for borders and especially pots. Combines well with perennials in most colors. Heat and rain tolerant, zone 6b to 9b

Vichy reminds me of the more early English roses from David Austin, before they started to produce only more of the same mediocre roses. 

Vichy is highly recommended 

Gene Boerner

Gene Boerner, Eugene Boerner before 1966

Floribunda 

Seed: Ginger 

Pollen: Ma Perkins X Garnette Supreme 

Papa Floribunda bred this rose a few years before his death and Jackson & Perkins decided to name it after him. Eugene Boerner was of huge importance in the development and creation of Floribunda roses. Gene Boerner won the All American Rose Selections award. In total Eugene would win six of them 

Gene Boerner has the look of a grandiose Tea or HT rose. Her flowers are Neyron pink, very double, high centered with petals scrolling back, in my opinion the most beautiful rose bloom shape. They have a mild tea fragrance. 

Size: 120X100 cm or 4X3 feet. Can be used as a border rose, in beds, a hedge and in pots. Extremely disease, rain and heat resistant. Some say she's indestructible. 

White Gene Boerner is a very pale, flesh pink sport. Equally as beautiful as her mother. 

Concerto 94

Concerto 94, Meilland 1994

Romatic sunrise 

Starstruck 

"Romantica series" 

Floribunda 

Buff, pink shading, yellow reverse, medium, cupped blooms in clusters with a mild fragrance 

Bushy growth, rounded shape. Height: 120X100 cm or 4X3 feet. Foliage is extremely healthy, dark green and glossy. This rose is almost thornless 

Blooms freely all summer long. 

Good for bedding, borders, pots and tree rose 

Zone 6b to 9b. Rain tolerant 

A carefree rose