General Jacqueminot
Old Rose
Colour: Crimson
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose/fruity
Size: Medium Shrub
4ft (125cm)
3ft (90cm)
Bloom Size: Large
Breeder: Roussel
Year of Introduction: 1853
Once the most widely grown crimson roses; the flowers are richly coloured and full-petalled, with a particularly strong fragrance. It is the ancestor of most red roses. Responds well to good cultivation. Roussel, 1853.
Our Rose Expert's Recommendation
Young Lycidas®
(Ausvibrant)
English Standard Tree Rose Bred By David Austin
Large, deeply cupped flowers, blending deep pink, magenta and red – the outer petals tending towards light purple, with an almost silvery quality. There is a delicious Tea and Old Rose scent, with hints of cedar wood.
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