Rosa Negresco - Climbing Rose

The 'Meigrappo' Climbing Rose Negresco is a stunning French variety, its name being evocative of the French Riviera and its famous palace. Continuously flowering abundantly from spring to autumn, it produces large, double, cup-shaped roses whose fiery red hue never fails to catch the eye in the garden. With its glossy dark green foliage creating the perfect backdrop for the scarlet flowering, this rose will quickly cover a trellis, climbing up to 2.50 m in height. Easy to grow in full sun in most not-too-dry soil types, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful climbers.

The term 'Rose', Rosa in Latin, belongs to the Rosaceae family, which owes its name to it. With around 5,000 recorded species, it is one of the richest botanical families, especially in temperate climates. The Rosa genus comprises approximately 150 botanical species, with a shrubby or climbing habit, exhibiting great variability in size (Rosa gigantea is a climber that can exceed 20 m in height...), foliage (shape and colour), thorns, sometimes ornamental and occasionally absent as in the 'Zéphirine Drouin' Climbing Rose , and even fruits, occasionally highly ornamental in some wild species. This botanical richness has been exploited and refined for centuries by growers who strive to create ever more beautiful new varieties to enchant us. It is estimated that the number of cultivars now approaches 40,000!

Produced by Meilland, one of France's top rose specialists, This variety was introduced to the market in 2009 and had, even before its launch, been awarded the gold medal for best climber at the new roses competition in Rome. It is a rose with both vigorous and balanced growth, reaching about 2.50 m in height and 2 m in spread. It bears beautiful dark green foliage with a glossy surface offering exceptional disease-resistance. This dark foliage perfectly highlights the dazzling flowering. In May-June, the plant produces numerous roses of approximately 11 cm in diameter with a turbinate corolla formed of 35 to 40 petals of a resplendent vermilion red. Often single, the flowers are sometimes grouped in clusters of two to five, further enhancing the visual impact of the plant. Continuously flowering abundantly, this rose produces successive waves of flowers throughout summer and until the first frosts. The display is impressive, with this very successful colour contrast and flowers blooming from the base to the top of the bush. Although not fragrant, this magnificent climbing rose captivates with the exuberance of its flowering and enables stunning cut flower display to be created to decorate your home. Add a few stems of Baby's Breath to the vase for a magnificent combination you will never tire of admiring.

Its moderate growth enables the Negresco Climbing Rose to be planted even in the most intimate gardens. Train it up a pergola or trellis, and it will illuminate your scene throughout the growing season. Plant a Clematis 'Miss Bateman' alongside it, whose elegant star-shaped white flowers will bloom earlier in spring, and whose repeat flowering in September will create a sublime pairing with the bright red of your 'Negresco' rose. If you enjoy strong contrasts, you could also pair it with a Clematis tangutica, a botanical species whose star-shaped yellow flowers bloom all summer. And if you live in a region with mild winters, you could create an interesting display by opting for a Clematis armandii 'Little White Charm', whose evergreen foliage will prevent your trellis from becoming bare in winter and will bring a delightful fragrance in spring with its numerous small star-shaped white flowers in March-April.