Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
(Rose 'Veilchenblau')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Turner's Crimson Rambler' x Rosa 'Erinnerung an Brod'
Origin - Raised in Germany
Discovered By - Bred by Hermann Kiese, a rose breeder and nurseryman
Year of Introduction - 1909
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 3m or more
Width - 2m or more
Location - The Cloister Garden
Description: A Rambling Rose that is excellent for training against walls or over pergolas. Glossy mid-green, pinnate leaves have narrow, Elliptic to oval leaflets with toothed margins. The stems are nearly thornless. Small, semi-double flowers are dark violet, fading to pale violet with age, and have white centres. Each Bloom has a prominent central cluster of golden stamens. The fragrant flowers are held in clusters and produced in abundance from early to midsummer. The flowers are followed by orange-red hips in autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonyms - Rosa 'Blue Rambler', R. 'Violet Blue'
Flower:
Small, semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers are dark violet with white centres (and the occasional white streak through the petals). The flowers fade to pale violet with age and each bloom has a central cluster of golden stamens. The fragrant flowers are held in clusters and produced in abundance in June and July. Orange-red hips are produced in autumn.
Flower colour: Purple, white
Flower shape: Semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Glossy mid-green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are held on long stems that bear very few prickles.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.