Rosa Pierre de Luxembourg

The Rose Rosa Pierre de Luxembourg® will charm with its generosity, its opulent and fragrant roses, and its great disease resistance. Their colour is a warm and soft pink that fades into a whirlwind of petals, and the show continues until autumn. They bloom in small bouquets that succeed each other from June until the first frosts on a vigorous bush dressed in dense foliage, not very sensitive to diseases. Graceful and feminine, this variety pays a beautiful tribute to a Ukrainian princess from the 11th century, who was the wife of Henry 1, King of the Franks. Its roses are simply sublime in bouquets.

The Rose Rosa Pierre de Luxembourg® (Oracarli) was introduced to the market in 2019 by the Orard rose gardens, a family business located in Feyzin, not far from Lyon. It is classified among modern large-flowered roses, also known as hybrid teas. This variety is dedicated to Pierre de Luxembourg, a cardinal in the 14th century in Avignon, known for his great generosity associated with the miracle of the rose. Legend has it that, suspected of hiding food intended for the poor on himself, Pierre was asked to open his coat. A multitude of rose petals then escaped from his garment. Even today in Provence, especially in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the cult of the one who became the patron saint of winemakers is celebrated.

'Pierre de Luxembourg' is a well-remontant rose, blooming from June to October, in successive waves. The plant forms a small bushy shrub with a slightly upright growth habit, vigorous and fast-growing. It will reach approximately 90 cm in height by 50-60 cm in width. The flowers are globular and turbinated, large, very double, composed of about 100 petals. Their colour is a flesh pink or old pink, deeper at the centre, fading over time. Their scent is pronounced, especially in warm weather, dominated by fruity notes. The dark green foliage is disease-resistant and perfectly enhances the colour of the roses. It is deciduous, meaning it falls in autumn and regrows in spring.

This Rose Rosa Pierre de Luxembourg, with its fragrance, the beauty of its flowers and its beautiful floribundity, will find its place in the garden in a large rose bed or isolated in a well-kept garden. It adapts to all soils that are not too dry and all climates, tolerating both cold and heat, making it welcome without reservation from north to south of our country, even at medium altitudes. It pairs perfectly with pink, purple, mauve, or white roses, as well as pretty and easy-to-grow plants like perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), campanulas (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, love-in-a-mist, foxgloves, phlox... Its flowers allow for creating high-class bouquets that delicately perfume the home.