Rosa Parfum dEvita - Climbing Rose

The climbing rose 'Parfum d'Evita' is a wonderful Italian creation that combines many qualities. Not very tall, compact yet vigorous, divinely scented and incredibly floriferous from June to October, it also has excellent natural disease resistance. Its small semi-double flowers in pastel pink tones bloom tirelessly in glorious clusters, perfectly highlighted by dark green foliage that remains attractive throughout the season. A vibrant plant, very easy to grow, and versatile, it can also be trained as a large bush according to each gardener's preferences.

The rose 'Parfum d'Evita' or 'Barise' is sometimes marketed under Brise Parfum. It is an excellent creation from Roses Barni (Italy) in 2006. This rose has obtained the highly demanding German ADR label for its ornamental qualities, fragrance, robustness, and excellent disease resistance. This horticultural hybrid belongs to the floribunda rose family, with flowers arranged in clusters. It grows rapidly, developing long woody climbing stems, upright, green, and more or less covered with sharp prickles, flexible enough to be trained. This variety reaches a height of 2.50 to 4 metres (8 to 13 feet) with a spread of 1 metre (3 feet), depending on how it is pruned and trained. Its stems are covered with finely toothed leaflets of a fairly deep green colour. The roses of 'Parfum d'Evita', measuring 5 cm (2in) in width, have the shape of flat cups and are grouped in large clusters. The flowering continues from May-June to November, as long as there is no frost. The flower buds are pink, and the slightly paler flowers, after opening, gradually fade to lilac. At the centre is a bouquet of yellow stamens crowned with white. Their fragrance is delightful, both powdery and fruity. The deciduous foliage falls in autumn.

'Parfum d'Evita' is an excellent rose for small spaces and container cultivation. It gives an incomparable touch to a wall or fence, which it covers with a flowery mantle for months. Like other climbing roses, it is unmatched for adorning a gate, fences, and small pergolas, but it can also be used as a bush by regularly pruning it to encourage branching and limit its height. In this use, it can be paired with white or mauve lilacs, buddleias in the same tones… Its pastel pink flowering blends well with the 'Prince Charles' clematis, blue or Miss Bateman, with white flowers. It is an ideal companion for sheds, giving a charming appeal. Trained on an arch or placed on a terrace, it dresses up any setting without demanding much effort from the gardener who planted it.