Rosa Bees Paradise Light Red - patio rose

Rosa Bees Paradise Light Red, with its small, bright red semi-double flowers, is part of a collection of compact roses that form large, floriferous and easy-to-grow cushions, offering bees an easily accessible, large heart of pollen-rich stamens. Its small size allows it to be grown anywhere in sunny borders or used to create cheerful flowering pots from June to October.

The flowers of Rosa Bees Paradise Light Red, gathered in small terminal clusters, come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and R. chinensis. They are particularly rich in nectar and pollen. It is well-branched and forms a very dense bush about 50 cm (20in) tall and 60 cm (24in) wide. The semi-double cup-shaped flowers, 2 to 4 cm (1 to 2in) in diameter, consist of 5 to 10 red petals. They open up to reveal a heart filled with golden yellow stamens. The flowering starts in June and continues in successive waves until October. With Bees Paradise roses, the faded flowers fall off on their own, without the need for pruning. Flowering will slow down if the soil is too dry in summer, only to resume in September. This variety develops fairly dark, glossy, deciduous foliage that falls off in autumn. Its resistance to disease is very good.

Robust Bees Paradise Light Red Rose adapts to all soils that are not too dry, but prefers fertile and deep soils. Its dense and low habit means it can be used as ground cover, in large borders, on rockeries, or on slopes. It can also be planted in groups of 3, arranged in a triangle, in the centre of a small bed. Plant it en masse along pathways or to highlight shrub borders. It pairs well with light or opulent perennials, or other dwarf roses from the Bees Paradise series, the 'Bordure Blanche' rose, or the 'Bordure Vive' rose. It can be grown with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion, Rozanne), campanulas (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, snapdragons, foxgloves, or carnations. It is perfect for decorating the terrace or balcony, planted in a beautiful pot or a planter.

Obtained from Tantau (Germany) in 2013.