Rosa Gaard um Titzebierg - Musk Rose

Rosa Gaard um Titzebierg is an elegant bush with a very natural charm and good disease resistance. It blooms generously late in the season and produces lovely fruit in autumn. Its beautiful raspberry-pink buds open into small semi-double flowers of a fresh lilac-pink. The pretty rosettes are gathered in round bouquets that exude a typical fragrance of the wild multiflora rose. It is a versatile variety that can be planted individually, in a flower bed, or as a small flowering hedge, against a trellis, or even in a large pot.

Rosa Gaard um Titzebierg 'VELverd' is a creation by Ann Velle for Lens Roses dating back to 2005. It is derived from the musk rose (Rosa x moschata), a plant probably native to Asia Minor or the Middle East. Similar to polyanthas and floribundas, roses in this family produce flowers gathered in bouquets, but their colours are more refined and they have a more flexible and graceful habit. Gaard um Titzebierg shows rapid and vigorous growth with a slightly trailing upright habit. Ultimately, this bush can reach about 1.4m (5ft) in height and 1m (3ft) in spread, depending on the growing conditions: its development will be slightly greater in mild climates than in colder regions. Its flexible and thorny stems bear leaves divided into 7 small elongated leaflets of a bright green colour. The slightly glossy foliage is disease-resistant. Flowering begins in June, and it continues in waves until the first frosts, provided that the soil does not dry out too much in summer. It takes the form of rounded bouquets composed of numerous small 4cm (2in) diameter semi-double cup-shaped flowers. Their colour is a violet-pink around a white centre. The corolla's centre is occupied by delicate pink stamens, which are easily accessible to bees and other pollinators. After pollination, small fruits called hips are formed, turning orange at the end of the season. The hardiness of this rose is estimated at -15°C (5°F).

Gaard um Titzebierg shrub rose is named after a landscaped garden in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where Claude Vion and Annette Block have gathered a large collection of roses from breeders Soupert and Notting and Ketten brothers. This undemanding bush thrives in any well-prepared soil and requires no pruning except for the removal of dead wood. Plant it in a small flowering hedge or in a shrub bed with other botanical or old roses (Felicia, Bouquet Parfait, Rosa complicata), lilacs of modest size (Syringa microphylla 'Superba'), mock oranges, or even Japanese quinces. It will perfectly accompany many perennials such as peonies or Oriental poppies. Also consider pairing it with a vitella group clematis, which has a natural appearance and is very easy to grow.