Rosa Soleya - Shrub Rose

The Decorosier Soleya Rose is the new 'yellow' in the large Decorosier family, flowering in shades of yellow, ranging from amber to straw. This small bush, classified in the category of shrub roses, is naturally resistant to diseases and exceptionally floriferous from late spring to the first frost. With its dense vegetation, it provides an exceptional, almost permanent, decoration while requiring very little maintenance. Easy and generous, it is well suited for informal mass plantings alongside simple perennials or shrubs with colourful foliage. 

'Soleya' was recently obtained by the German rose breeder Reinhard Noack. This cultivar is intended to replace the varieties Suneva and Celina. It is classified as a modern shrub rose. Its clustered flowers come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. The plant forms a very dense bush about 70 cm (28in) tall and 80 cm (32in) wide, depending on growing conditions. It is floriferous and produces an abundance of semi-double to double flowers, 4-5 cm (2in) in diameter, in shades of yellow, around a dark yellow stamen centre, when in full bloom. Its semi-evergreen, very healthy foliage, is composed of small shiny green leaves that cover thorny stems. This variety tolerates heat well and thrives in any well-prepared soil. 

The Soleya rose is used in mass plantings, flower beds, large spaces, slopes or low hedges. It thrives in all soils that are not too damp and all climates, allowing it to be grown everywhere. It has a bushy growth habit that works well in low shrub beds, alongside other Decorosiers such as New Vesuvia, Opalia, Isalia, and Emera. Planted en masse, it can border pathways and highlight flower beds. For example, it can be grown with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, lavenders, snapdragons, foxgloves, or Stachys. Left to grow freely, it will form a neat but natural-looking bush, perfect for bringing a ray of sunshine to the terrace.