Rosa 'Lions-Rose' (F)

Common name: Floribunda Rose 'Lions-Rose'

Description: Rosa 'Lions-Rose' is a beautifully soft and romantically coloured Floribunda rose that has attracted a devoted following amongst British gardeners for its exceptionally pretty, fully double blooms in a warm and gentle apricot-cream to soft peachy-buff colouring that sits harmoniously within almost any planting palette. The large, quartered, rosette-formed flowers have a distinctly old-fashioned, cottage-garden character despite being a thoroughly modern variety, with densely packed, reflexing petals of great substance and a pleasing, light fragrance that enhances the overall appeal of this charming rose. The blooms are produced in generous clusters throughout summer and into autumn, ageing gracefully through softer cream and ivory tones as they mature, and the subtle shifts in colour within each truss give the plant a gentle, painterly quality of considerable charm. The bushy, well-branched habit is clothed in clean, mid-green foliage with good disease resistance, and the overall effect is of an easy-going, generous, and deeply attractive rose that will complement traditional, cottage, and contemporary naturalistic planting schemes with equal grace.

Other benefits: beautifully soft apricot-cream colouring with old-rose character; quartered rosette blooms of great charm; light fragrance; good continuous flowering throughout summer and autumn; graceful colour ageing; suits traditional, cottage, and naturalistic planting schemes

Wildlife attraction: bees, hoverflies, and other pollinating insects

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.8m x 0.7m

Position: full sun preferred; a minimum of six hours of direct sun daily gives best flowering and disease resistance

Soil pH: performs best in neutral to slightly acid, fertile soils; pH 6.0–7.0

Moisture: regular watering required during dry spells; prefers moist but well-drained, fertile soil; mulching around the base helps retain moisture and suppress weeds

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to approximately -20°C; no winter protection required in the UK