Rosa Chili Clementine - Standard Rose

The 'Chili Clementine' standard rose forms a true ball of  miniature flowers carried by a small trunk, and the spectacle continues from late spring until the first frosts. This variety offers numerous miniature double roses grouped in small bouquets, ranging from cherry red to magenta pink, randomly and discreetly streaked with yellow. With its vibrant colour and impeccable silhouette, it's all you see!

For standard rose varieties, a specific variety, such as Chili Clementine, is grafted onto a different rose stem (Rosa laxa or R. multiflora) that is upright and single. The grafting process takes place at a height of around 50-60 cm (20-24in) from the ground. It may be necessary to protect the rootstock during the winter season in extremely cold regions.

The flowers of the 'Chili Clementine' miniature rose, gathered in terminal bouquets, come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. Grafted on a stem, it shows a characteristic habit and reaches a height of about 1.10 m (4ft) and a spread of 40-45 cm (16-18in) in a few years. The 4 cm (2in) flowers, double, fragrance-free, with 70 petals, bloom in large numbers in small bouquets from June to October. This variety has delicate, dark green, deciduous foliage in winter and is reasonably disease-resistant under good growing conditions. Its stems have prickles.

Created by Jürgen Evers for Tantau (Germany) in 2004.

The 'Chili Clementine' Standard Rose is well planted in a prominent position, in the centre of a flower bed, among perennials or low bushes, in a row along a pathway, near a terrace, or even in a large pot on the balcony. It can also be planted in groups of 3, arranged in a triangle, or as a solitary plant on a lawn. It pairs well with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, snapdragons, foxgloves. Standard Roses are perfect for adding volume to bush roses or ground cover clusters.