Rosa Ozeana - Climbing Rose

The 'Ozeana' rose bush is a true romantic. Whether trained on an arch or trellis or grown as a large bush, it makes a big impact. This variety captivates with its beautiful roses' abundance, style, and fragrance. Along its stems, bouquets of double and plump flowers bloom from summer to autumn, displaying a gradient of warm lilac pink in a cloud of oriental scents. Coming from Germany, this whirlwind of fantasy and beauty has nothing to envy English roses!

This climbing rose sends out large, strong, but flexible stems up to 3.50 m (11ft) high and covers an area of 1.5 m (5ft) in width. It can also be trained as a bush, forming a very beautiful tall, wide, and rounded mass. The purple stems of this rose bear beautiful foliage, shiny, abundant, and fairly dark green. Their natural resistance to rose diseases is quite commendable, though not exceptional: a few foliar spots may appear in humid weather, after each wave of flowering and at the end of the season. The flowering is very perpetual, almost continuous from June to October if the soil remains moist and appears on the plant from bottom to top. The large flowers, with a gradient of warm lilac pink to paler on the periphery, are at least 10 cm (4in) in diameter. Slightly globular, they comprise over 40 petals and are grouped in small bouquets. They tend to droop downwards slightly, allowing you to admire their beauty and savour their medium to strong intensity scent. The foliage of this deciduous rose falls in autumn.

Like other climbers, the 'Ozeana' rose is incomparable for giving a touch of abandonment when planted above overly strict flowerbeds or in a large hedge. It is an ideal companion for dead trees that it will revive, with uncertain fences and cabins to which it gives incredible charm. Trained on an arch, near the terrace, or against a wall, it will create a romantic and fragrant passage. Since its flowering lasts for three months, it can be paired, for example, with a 'Princess Diana' or 'Miss Bateman' texensis clematis, a white jasmine, or a white or bright pink annual sweet pea.

Obtained by Tantau (Germany) in 2016.