Rosa Poseidon

Rosa Poseidon is a modern hybrid that stands out with large variegated flowers combining yellow, orange, brick, and chocolate. This robust, vigorous, and floriferous bush is adorned with dark and glossy foliage. Its perfectly turbinate roses, typical of tea hybrids, succeed each other for months. They emit a slight fragrance. The flowers are stunning in borders and in a small hedge. They are also perfect for bouquets.

Rosa Poseidon is a recently obtained large-flowered bush rose by Orard. This beautiful bushy and upright shrub reaches about 1m (3ft) in height with a 60cm (24in) spread at maturity. It has a rapid growth rate. It produces strong, slightly stiff, thorny branches that bear elegant, sturdy foliage. The disease-resistant leaves are dark green and glossy. The plant continuously blooms throughout summer if faded flowers are removed. The flowers measure over 10cm (4in) in diameter. They are solitary and borne at the end of long shoots from the current year or emerge from 2-year-old stems. The deciduous foliage falls in autumn and reappears in spring.

With its dynamic colour, Rosa Poseidon is ideal as a standalone plant in a well-maintained small garden. It is also perfect for use in large monochromatic borders, as its rich colour can be difficult to match. It can be combined, for example, with white panicled phlox, red penstemons, daisies, chocolate cosmos, the dark foliage of certain physocarpus ('Burgundy Candy'), or the feathery foliage of bronze fennel. Its long-lasting cut flowers are naturally perfect for bouquets.