Rhapsody in Blue
Shrub Rose
Colour: Purple-magenta
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Medium, Sweet
Size: Medium Shrub
4 1/2ft (140cm)
3ft (90cm)
Bloom Size: Medium
Sweetly fragrant, semi-double flowers of deep purple-magenta fading to slate mauve - almost certainly the closest yet to a blue rose. It will grow into a tall, bushy shrub. Cowlishaw, 2003. Read more
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Description
Sweetly fragrant, semi-double flowers of deep purple-magenta fading to slate mauve - almost certainly the closest yet to a blue rose. It will grow into a tall, bushy shrub. Cowlishaw, 2003.
Characteristics
Colour: Purple-magenta
BLOOM COLOUR
Colour 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: Medium, Sweet
Bloom Size: Medium
BLOOM SIZE GUIDE
Bloom 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: Shrub Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
SIZE GUIDE
All 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.
4 1/2ft (140cm)
3ft (90cm)
Breeder: Cowlishaw
Year of Introduction: 2003
Ideal For
Growing Conditions
East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight