Rosa x floribunda 'Friesia' - Shrub Rose

The Bush Rose 'Friesia' forms a not very tall but floriferous, vigorous, sturdy bush resistant to bad weather and diseases. Its double and full roses, gathered in bouquets, display a bright golden yellow colour when they open, fading slightly when they wilt. Their fragrance, quite present, reminds me of both iris and patchouli. It blooms for a long time, from May until the first frost, and its flowers retain all their brilliance even under scorching sun. An excellent variety, radiating good cheer, for the garden or even the terrace. Worth discovering!

The Rose 'Friesia' or 'Korresia' is a German creation by Kordes, dating back to 1973. In a few years, it forms a rounded and vigorous bush, with thorny stems spreading 70 to 80 cm (28 to 32in) in all directions, highly branched, vigorous, and covered with very healthy deciduous foliage, cut into large leaflets, born red and becoming shiny dark green in summer. Its flowering is abundant from May to October-November.  Its corollas, 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3in) wide, are double, slightly ruffled, gathered in bouquets of 5 to 7 flowers with a somewhat blurry pattern and undulated petals. The tightly closed buds open into round and fully open cups, producing bright yellow roses around a red-tinged heart. Their floral fragrance is well-pronounced. 

Floribunda roses allow for the creation of beautiful small hedges planted mixed along the edge of the terrace or in small shrub beds. Combine them with abelias, nandinas, or caryopteris, for example. They are good companions for paniculate phlox and tall gypsophila. The modest size and weather resistance of 'Friesia' make it an exciting variety for all gardens, even small ones, and for cultivating large pots. Its use is versatile, depending on the desires of each gardener: in a rose bed, in the company of white varieties ('Irene Of Denmark'), or mauve ones (Blue Eyes), or mixed with easy-care perennials such as perennial geraniums, small-flowered carnations, or blue asters. And its scented roses are sparkling in bouquets.