Bourbon Rose 'Variegata di Bologna': Lodi-Bonfiglioli's 1909 Striped Beauty

Introduced in 1909 by Lodi-Bonfiglioli, 'Variegata di Bologna' is a Bourbon rose that wears its stripes with Italian flair. Its blooms are a deep pink boldly striped and splashed with white—each flower a unique marble cake of color.

Botanical Profile

The flowers are fully double, quartered, 3-4 inches across, borne in small clusters on a vigorous, arching shrub 5-6 feet tall. The foliage is large, leathery, grey-green. Bourbon roses, born on the Île Bourbon (now Réunion) from crosses between Chinas and Damasks, are known for their fragrance and repeat bloom. 'Variegata di Bologna' adds the Italian love of pattern—stripes that recall marble palazzos and Renaissance textiles. It blooms in flushes from spring to frost, each flush a new collection of striped masterpieces. A rose that paints outside the lines.