Rosa x floribunda 'Astrid Lindgren' - Floribunda Rose

Rosa 'Astrid Lindgren' stands out with its vigour, good disease resistance, and abundant flowering. It has received several awards and distinctions from various European countries. This repeat-flowering rose forms a large bush, bearing countless semi-double roses for 4 to 5 months. Their lovely pale-pink fades at maturity, opening like large dog roses with a heart of yellow stamens. They are gathered in long bouquets, emitting a light scent of wild rose and raspberry. It can be grown in the garden and in large pots on a patio.

Rosa Astrid Lindgren 'Pouluf', sometimes marketed under the names 'Charentes' or 'Dream Sequence', is an excellent variety obtained by the Danish rose breeder Poulsen, introduced in 1991. Its parentage is kept secret. It belongs to the floribunda rose category, with clustered flowers in large corymbs at the ends of young shoots. This fast-growing variety quickly forms a shrub with an upright and bushy habit. It will reach about 1.8m (6ft) in height and 1.2m (4ft) in width. It is covered with fairly dense green foliage that is fairly disease-resistant. Its flowering is abundant from June to October-November, in successive waves. Its corollas, measuring 7 to 9cm (3 to 4in) wide, are semi-double, opening into compound cups of 8 to 15 petals, gathered in bouquets with numerous flowers. Their colour is a fresh pink that fades with age. The petals grow around a well-stocked centre of stamens. The flowers emit a light and fruity fragrance. Note that Rosa Astrid Lindgren performs very well in cold climates.

Halfway between hybrid tea roses and more playful botanical roses, Rosa Astrid Lindgren easily suits any garden. Plant it isolated near the house in a small garden, in a large romantic bed, or in an informal hedge if you have more space. Just like the roses Rush, Maria Lisa, 'Ballerina' or 'Mozart', it is a worry-free variety that will quickly structure or expand a country-style decor or an English garden. Other sturdy and floriferous roses (Rosy, La Sevillana, Denise Grey) can accompany it. Astrid Lindgren can also be integrated into a cosmopolitan bed, composed of pink daylilies, small abelias, mock oranges, perovskia, fuchsia pink shrubby salvias, lavenders, clary sage, and miscanthus.