Cardinal de Richelieu (Hybrid China Shrub) Rugosa

Cardinal de Richelieu (Hybrid China Shrub) RugosaCardinal de Richelieu Gallica Shrub Rose Cardinal de Richelieu is one of the darkest and most dramatic of all the Gallica roses a rose of intense character and deep historical colour. Its flowers open from crimson buds to a rich, deep purple violet of extraordinary depth, darker than almost any other rose, with a velvety quality that makes them appear to glow from within. Produced in generous clusters in June and July, each flower is fully double and

5") – very large

and repeat flowering from early summer to late autumn

Each bloom opens from a blush-pink bud to a pure ivory-white rosette packed with 41 or more petals – an unmistakably old-fashioned and romantic form with a sweetly fragrant scent

its compact crown of vivid yellow blooms – produced with great generosity from June to autumn – creates an immediately sunny and cheerful focal point at exactly the right height for a patio pot or container

Arrives as a fully-grown

Sugar Moon is taller than many Hybrid Teas

Provide a very substantial support

Gardeners who want long

richly pink

Royal William – Hybrid Tea Rose (Rose of the Year 1987)

warm colouring

old-fashioned form Height × Spread 75 cm × 60 cm (2