Rosa 'Lolita Lempicka' - Shrub Rose

The 'Lolita Lempicka' Rose, a true bush star of the Meilland collections since its introduction to the market in 2002, is a remarkably fragrant modern hybrid tea. Its large magenta roses release a complex and persistent olfactory bouquet rich in woody, floral, and fruity notes. The flowering is abundant and continues from May until the first frost, enhanced by a beautiful semi-matte dark green foliage, rarely disfigured by diseases. Lovely, large, long-lasting, and fragrant, these very 'haute couture' roses are perfect in a vase.

'Lolita Lempicka' or 'Meizincaro' is a modern bush rose with large flowers from the Romantica series, obtained by Jacques Mouchotte and Alain Meilland in 1998. It is also known as 'First Blush', 'Gift of Grace', 'Mainauduft', or 'Peter Mayle'. This excellent variety quickly forms a dense, bushy, and upright shrub that reaches about 1m (3ft) in height and 70cm (28in) in width at maturity. It produces strong, thorny, and well-branched branches, which bear dark green foliage with a satin finish and are very resistant to diseases. Throughout the summer, if faded flowers are removed, the plant continuously produces large 12cm (5in) diameter flowers with a typical turbinate shape of hybrid tea roses. They comprise 60 to 70 petals with a fringed edge, a deep pink colour that lightens slightly over time, and open to a tightly packed centre. They are solitary, carried at the ends of long shoots of the year or emerging from 2-year-old stems. During the flowering period, you will notice a strong scent of rose and jasmine with hints of apple, apricot, and lime. These fragrances create a woody and fruity aroma.

This 'Lolita Lempicka' rose captivates with its rich fragrance of old rose. Place it near the house so you can pick its beautiful roses at will to enhance all your bouquets. Some light-flowering perennial plants (Autumn Asters, Foxgloves, Penstemons, Panicled Baby's Breath), grasses, and catmints are ideal for enhancing its beauty and accompanying it late in the season. For example, pair it with Geranium Rozanne, Geranium Pink Cloud, Geranium grandiflorum, Panic, Nepeta Walker's Low, and bellflowers. This rose looks beautiful when placed in groups of three surrounded by silver baskets, aubrietas or Cerastostigma plumbaginoides. These plants will bloom successively at the base of the rose from spring to autumn. The rose can adapt to all soils except for chalky soil and can thrive in all climates. This makes it a great choice for any garden. The flowers of this rose can be arranged with pink or white peonies, irises, and white lilacs for an elegant bouquet. The blue-flowered herbaceous clematis (Clematis heracleifolia) will complement the pink roses.