Rosa x floribunda Laminuette

The 'Laminuette' Rose Bush is a nearly fifty-year-old bush rose, difficult to find in the French horticultural trade. However, it is a highly appreciated variety in floristry, now available for the garden. It stands out with its original white-ivory colour marginated with cherry red to magenta pink, as well as its excellent vase life. The shape of this flower is perfect, double and turbinate, and its fragrance is light and subtle. The flowering extends from spring to autumn on a compact bush adorned with shiny foliage. Perfect for small spaces or the terrace.

The 'Laminuette' Rose Bush is an American creation by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts, dating back to 1969, derived from the famous 'Peace' rose by Meilland and 'Rumba'. This variety forms a compact bush in a few years, with thorny stems, 70 cm (28in) in height and a spread of 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24in). It is covered with foliage, emerging red, that turns shiny dark green in summer. Its flowering is abundant from June to September. Its corollas, 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4in) wide, are semi-double, composed of 25 petals, gathered in bouquets of 5 to 7 flowers with a perfect pattern. The tightly closed buds open into globular and turbinate flowers, gradually unfolding into fairly flat and open cups. The petals, bicoloured, on a white-ivory background, are widely bordered with magenta pink and edged with cherry red. Their fragrance is light.

Floribunda roses allow for beautiful small hedges, planted mixed along the edge of the terrace or in small shrub beds. Associate them with abelias, nandinas, or caryopteris, for example. They are good companions for panicle phlox and tall baby's breath. The modest size and beautiful appearance of 'Laminuette' make it an interesting variety for bouquets, of course, but also for all gardens, even small ones, and for growing in large pots. Its uses are diverse, according to each gardener's desires: in a rose bed or mixed with easy-care perennials like perennial geraniums, small-flowered carnations, or asters.