Rosa 'Rose de Rescht': Damask Perpetual Rose

'Rose de Rescht' Damask Perpetual Rose – Fuchsia-Red to Purple

Compact rose with fragrant fuchsia-red flowers packed with petals fading to purple with age. Grows up to 4 feet high, 3 feet wide, blooms spring to fall. Damask perpetual roses: hardiest, most disease-resistant repeat-blooming antique roses. Contribute fragrance, vigor, long flowering season. Compact tidy habit for small gardens.

Culture

Fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Good air circulation, remove fallen leaves. After flowering: prune lightly or back up to 1/3, reduce side shoots 2/3. Renovate: prune 1 in 4 shoots from base, trim rest back 1/3. Propagate by softwood cuttings spring–summer, hardwood cuttings fall. Many potential pests and diseases.

Features

• Fragrant fuchsia-red fading to purple
• Compact, disease-resistant
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

Beds, borders, cut flowers, hedge, specimen, trellis in cottage and formal gardens.