Rosa x floribunda 'Rose de Tolbiac' Klettermaxe Climbing Rose

The 'Rose de Tolbiac' Rose Bush is a beautiful novelty that will seduce lovers of large bushes with nostalgic roses in an old-fashioned style but with repeat flowering and a good natural resistance to diseases. It can be grown as either a small climber or a free-standing bush, offering clusters of double flowers in a soft pastel pink mixed with tender apricot and a very slight fragrance. A decoration for a romantic but also ecological garden!

The 'Rose de Tolbiac' or 'koraseipp' was named after the floralies of Zülpich in 2014 in Germany, Tolbiac being the Roman name for the city of Zülpich. This is a recent creation by the German rose breeder Kordes. It belongs to the floribunda rose category. This slow-growing variety forms a woody climbing stem bush in a few years, with branches reaching 2m (7ft) in length. When left to grow freely, it has a rounded and open habit, forming a mass of 1.5m (5ft) in height and 90cm (35in) in width. Its foliage is relatively resistant to diseases and reasonably light, shiny green. It has abundant flowering from June until the first frost. Beautiful red buds open into corollas resembling old roses, with a width of 8 to 10cm (3 to 4in), truly double, in the shape of slightly flattened cups and organized in quarters. Their decidedly pastel colour combines very pale pink and warmer pink at the centre.

The 'Rose de Tolbiac' is a small climber perfect for flowering on a trellis fixed to a facade or a small arch. Its growth allows it to grow without support in a flowering hedge alongside a clematis. It can be planted behind a formal flower bed where it will grow freely. If trained on an arch, it can create a romantic passage. You can easily create a bouquet by placing one of its large clusters into a vase.