Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourprés - Discontinued
Rose du Roi à Fleurs Pourprés
Old Rose
Supposedly a sport from 'Rose du Roi' to which it is very similar but with rich purple flowers. Rather spreading growth habit. Strong fragrance and good repeating.
- Colour: Dark purple
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong,Old Rose
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: Old Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
- Height: 3ft (100cm)
- Width: 3ft (100cm)
- Year of Introduction: 1819
- Borders
- Pots & Containers
- Rose Hedges
- East, South, West Facing
- Full Sunlight
- All soil types
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Thomas à Becket®
Old Rose
This is a variety of very different character from the general run of English Roses, being rather closer to the Species Roses than to the Old Roses and more natural and shrubby in growth. A striking crimson-red; the individual flowers can best be described as shallowly cupped, opening as informal rosettes; the petals quickly reflexing as the flowers age. They are held in medium-sized heads; the individual blooms nodding attractively on the stem. They have an Old Rose fragrance with a strong lemon zest character. It forms a strong, rather informal shrub. Named for Canterbury Cathedral. David Austin, 2013.
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Description
Supposedly a sport from 'Rose du Roi' to which it is very similar but with rich purple flowers. Rather spreading growth habit. Strong fragrance and good repeating.
Characteristics
- Colour: Dark purple
BLOOM COLOURColour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING?REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
- Fragrance: Strong,Old Rose
- Bloom Size: Medium
BLOOM SIZE GUIDEBloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
- Family: Old Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
SIZE GUIDEAll measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June.
- Height: 3ft (100cm)
- Width: 3ft (100cm)
- Year of Introduction: 1819
Location
Borders
Pots & Containers
Rose Hedges
Borders
Pots & Containers
Rose HedgesGrowing conditions
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
All soil types
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
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