Rosa Espoir dAnjou - Hybrid Tea Rose

The Rosa 'Espoir d'Anjou' is a modern bush that stands out for the campanulate shape of its gently crumpled roses and their bright colour, combining two shades of pink and a touch of cream. Among its other qualities, it has a flowering period with a beautiful sweet fragrance and vigorous foliage that exhibits excellent disease resistance. Easy to grow, this romantic bush is perfect for all gardens. Ornamental in flower beds produces lovely roses for bouquets.

This 'Espoir d'Anjou' rose 'Adasweemi', belonging to the modern roses with large flowers and hybrid teas, was developed in Doué La Fontaine and introduced to the market by rose breeder Nirp in 2020. Its creator, Michel Adam, is responsible for many modern roses. It forms a small, spreading bush with a regular and compact habit. It will reach an average height of 80 cm (32in) and a width of 60 cm (24in). From June until the first frost, in successive waves, it produces 7 cm (3in) diameter roses composed of about thirty petals. When they bloom, they are nicely turbinate. At full bloom, the slightly crumpled petals reveal a bright pink interior, a lighter exterior, and a cream-yellow base. Before fading, the corolla opens almost flat, revealing a bouquet of yellow stamens. The flowers are solitary or borne in small clusters. Their fragrance is pronounced in a sweet register. Its abundant foliage, with large, thick, dark green, satin-like leaflets, is very healthy. It is absent in winter.

The 'Espoir d'Anjou' rose with large flowers will delight enthusiasts of perfumed and vibrant roses. It adapts to all soils that are not too dry and to all climates, allowing it to be planted almost anywhere, even at medium altitudes. However, like all repeat-flowering roses, its flowering will diminish in the case of a very dry summer, only to resume in autumn. Planted in groups of 3 to 5 plants, it will enhance shrub borders. It will also fit perfectly into a large border. It pairs perfectly with lovely and easy-to-grow perennials such as daylilies, hardy geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, snapdragons, foxgloves.