Cardinal de Richelieu

Rose Van Sian




One of the darkest roses bred. Small groups of medium-sized, globular, velvety dark-purple to violet-red flowers with a soft sweet scent. Bushy growth almost thornless. Free-flowering, showy shrub.

Fragrance
soft fragrance
Colour
purple red
Height
120-150 cm
Group:  Modern Shrub , Gallica Rose , China Rose
Year of introduction: 1840
Winner: Laffay
Flowering-period:  June-July
Flowering frequency:  once flowering
Flowering intensity:  abundant
Flowers per stem: in small clusters
Flowershape:  medium-sized , globular
Fragrance:  soft fragrance ,
Width in cm:  100 to 120
Growth:  bushy , almost thornless
Use:  tolerates semi-shaded conditions