Rose de Rêscht old rose

Rose de Rêscht

The Rose de Rêscht rose has been selected before 1900 (maybe in France in 1840); its blooms are small (they are similar to pom-poms), 6 cm in diameter, double, clear, and filled with more than 50 purple-crimson petals that exhale a strong fragrance; reblooming. It grows strong and healthy, thick and bushy to a height of 100-120 cm and a width of 80 cm. It is semi-shade tolerant; "Resht" is the transliteration of the Iranian city of Rasht, located next to the Caspian Sea. It has recieved the RHS Award of Garden Merit.