Rosa Berthe Morisot

The Berthe Morisot Rose® (Delrosroucrem) is a modern tea hybrid rose named in honor of this major figure of impressionism. The spirit of the painter, and her genius, seem to inhabit its large roses, a little rebellious, magenta red, with imaginary brushstrokes of small creamy and pink touches. Each flower is different, all competing in a passionate attempt to capture the light and grasp the essence of color. The plant is vigorous, its beautiful foliage is healthy and it blooms from May to October. The fragrance of the flowers, powerful and feminine, reveals beautiful harmonies between red fruits and violet on a woody background. A rose that will be appreciated in the garden for its robustness, and of course in floral compositions for its unexpected and poetic aspect.

'Berthe Morisot ®' 'Delrosroucrem' is a hybrid tea bush rose with large flowers launched in 2020 by Delbard, it is the latest addition to the series of roses 'The Painters' Roses'. A bushy and upright shrub, a bit stiff, it reaches an average height of 90cm (35in) and a spread of 60cm (24in) at maturity, with rapid growth. It produces strong, thorny branches that bear dense foliage divided into large, toothed leaflets, of a shiny dark green colour. From May-June, and until October if faded flowers are removed, the plant produces successive waves of 13cm (5in) flowers with 60 petals, whose somewhat irregular shape and tousled centre recall certain old roses more than tea hybrids. Their fragrance is pronounced, more noticeable in warm and calm weather. The flowers are grouped in small bouquets or solitary, borne at the end of long shoots of the year or emerging on 2-year-old stems. The foliage of this variety is very healthy, under good growing conditions.

As Delbard explains about the 'The Painters' Roses': "By creating these roses, nature guided by the hybridizer took her brush and wanted to pay tribute to the impressionist painters."

'Berthe Morisot' is superb in flower beds, in groups of 3 plants, in large monochrome borders or in combination with white, pink, red, or purple roses. It also blends well with light shrubs, perennials, and annuals such as Gaura, paniculate baby's breath, campanulas, paniculate phlox, or tall foxgloves. It can be highlighted in front of a boxwood or yew screen, or, conversely, surrounded by a miniature hedge or a carefully organized maze, as in Italian or French gardens. One can also plant at its base a climbing clematis with blue flowers like Clematis heracleifolia or a Sollya heterophylla in mild climates. Finally, its roses are stunning in bouquets, combined with lilies in summer or asters in autumn.