Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
(Rose 'Madame Hardy')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Discovered By - Raised by Alexandre Hardy, Director of Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris
Year of Introduction - 1832
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.5m or more
Width - 1.2m or more
Location - The White Garden
Description: A Damask rose with a bushy, upright habit. Bright mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with toothed margins. Rosy pink buds open to fully double, rosette flowers that are pure white with a green Eye. The fragrant flowers are held in clusters and are produced from early to midsummer. Once flowering. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Rosy pink buds open to fully double, rosette flowers that are pure white with a green eye. The flowers are sweetly scented and produced in clusters in June and July.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Fully double, rosette flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Bright mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with serrated margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright, prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.