Robert le Diable
Old Rose
Colour: Purple
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
4ft (125cm)
3ft (90cm)
Bloom Size: Medium
Year of Introduction: 1899
A mixture of many colours - purple shaded with slate-grey, splashed with cerise and scarlet. The flowers are neat, tight-petalled rosettes. A vigorous shrub. .
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William Lobb
Old Rose
Large, open sprays of purple magenta blooms, fading to shades of purple, mauve and violet-grey. They have a rich perfume and plentiful green moss. A tall, vigorous shrub with thorny stems and dark green foliage; it can also be trained as a climber.
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