Louis Gimard
Old Rose
Colour: Light crimson
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Medium, Old Rose
Size: Large Shrub
5ft (150cm)
3ft (100cm)
Bloom Size: Large
Breeder: Pernet Pere
Year of Introduction: 1877
Large, globular flowers, tightly packed with petals, which are light crimson fading to tones of pale lilac as they open. It has deep green foliage and the buds are enclosed in dark moss. Good fragrance.
