William Lobb

Duchesse d'Istrie  | Old Velvet Moss




Sprays of heavily mossed buds opening to rich, crimson-purple, medium-sized, loosely double, sweetly scented flowers that fade to a pleasing violet-grey. Vigorous, thorny growth, forming long branches. A showy and special shrub.

Fragrance
scented
Colour
red
Height
150-200 cm
Group:  Damask Moss Rose
Year of introduction: 1855
Winner: Jean Laffay
Flowering-period:  June-July
Flowering frequency:  once flowering
Flowering intensity:  abundant
Flowers per stem: in large clusters
Flowershape:  medium-sized , loosely double
Fragrance:  strong/intensiv fragrance ,
Width in cm:  120 to 150
Growth:  vigorous , with long branches , thorny