Rosa 'Dame de Coeur'

The 'Dame de Coeur' Rose, created in 1958, remains one of the most planted varieties in gardens, as it delights gardeners with its endless and pleasantly scented flowering, with a bright cherry red colour even under the summer sun. This vigorous hybrid tea rose forms an upright bush adorned with elegant dark green, shiny foliage. Its flowers are large, double, full, perfectly shaped, and abundantly produced from June until the first frost. Their fragrance is appreciated in bouquets, but also in the garden, in large rose beds. This variety is easy to grow for pleasure!

The 'Dame de Coeur' Rose, registered by Belgian rose breeder Louis Lens in 1958, belongs to the hybrid tea roses. It forms a small bush with a slightly upright, somewhat stiff, vigorous and fast-growing habit. It will reach a height of about 90 cm (35in) to 1 m (3ft) with a spread of 80 cm (32in). From May-June until late in the season, on dark green and shiny foliage, beautiful modern roses measuring 15 to 16 cm wide bloom, solitary, carried by long, sturdy stems. These roses of a bright red colour are perfectly uniform. Their fragrance, moderately pronounced, is described as floral. The foliage is fairly resistant to diseases.

This modern 'Dame de Coeur' rose, with its always elegant and trendy appearance and its beautiful floribundance, will find its place in the garden in a large rose bed or as a solitary plant in a well-maintained garden. This rose plant adapts to all climates and soils that are not too dry. It pairs perfectly with pretty and easy-to-grow perennials, such as geraniums, Campanula lactiflora or rapunculoides, snapdragons, foxgloves. Its flowers are perfect for creating very chic bouquets.