Floribunda Grandiflora 'Melody Parfumee': Dorieux's Fragrant Symphony

Introduced in 1998 by Dorieux, 'Melody Parfumee' (PP11014, also known as DORient, Derby, Violette Parfumée, Zulu Royal) is a floribunda/grandiflora that makes fragrance its melody. Its blooms are a striking lavender-mauve, rare in this class, with a perfume that sings across the garden.

Botanical Profile

The flowers are double, high-centered to cupped, 4-5 inches across, borne in clusters on long stems—bridging floribunda abundance with grandiflora size. The color is a luminous lavender-mauve with a silvery reverse. The fragrance is powerful and complex—strong rose, citrus, spice, and raspberry. The plant is upright and vigorous, 4-5 feet tall, with dark green, glossy, disease-resistant foliage. Dorieux, a French breeder, specialized in fragrant roses. 'Melody Parfumee' is a symphony in lavender—a rose that doesn't just bloom, but performs an olfactory concerto.