Rosa Waverland

Rosa Waverland is a worthy heir to the renowned group of hybrid teas, adored for their beauty. This repeat-flowering variety forms double corollas bearing numerous petals changing from yellow to salmon-pink as they move away from the centre. The beautiful flowers can reach up to 10cm (4in) in diameter. They emit a pronounced fragrance. This medium-sized rose bears dark green foliage. It looks wonderful planted in groups. It can also be grown in low hedges or flower beds, and works well in pots. Its flowers make beautiful, highly scented bouquets for the home.

Rosa Waverland was created by the Belgian rose breeder Louis Lens. This hybrid, developed in the early 1980s, is the result of a cross between R. Peer Gynt, a yellow hybrid tea rose with a slight red border from the German company Kordes, and the famous R. Mme A. Meilland, also known as R. Peace. This historic rose, born during World War II and launched in 1942, has won numerous gold medals in competitions around the world.

Hybrid teas were created in 1867 by crossing members of the repeat-flowering hybrid group and tea rose varieties, or tea-scented roses. Waverland belongs to this illustrious group of hybrid teas, combining both beauty and fragrance, which earned it a gold medal at the international rose competition in Monza (Italy) upon its release on the market.

Of medium size, it forms a bush 60 to 80cm (24 to 32in) high and about 50cm (20in) wide. Its dark green foliage is semi-glossy, forming a perfect backdrop for the bright flowers that form at the ends of the branches. Measuring 9 to 10cm (4in) in diameter, the double corollas consist of numerous petals (about fifty or more). The bicoloured petals in the centre are mainly bright yellow, with a salmon-pink border that widens on the petals located on the periphery. This combination of very bright colours brings joy to the garden, from June to October. This repeat-flowering variety will bloom throughout the season if faded flowers are regularly removed. Its flowers emit a powerful and intoxicating fragrance, which can be appreciated both outdoors and in bouquets inside the house.

Waverland deserves a place in the gardens of scent enthusiasts, who are sensitive not only to beauty but also to fragrances. Its limited size is ideal for planting in small groups or integrated into a diverse flower bed. Combine it with perennial flowers, focusing on contrasts of shapes and colours, and choosing early or very late bloomers to enjoy flowers for even longer. Plant Waverland with Paeonia 'Early Scout', which bears simple flowers in a magnificent crimson-red with a golden heart. This peony flowers early in the season, in April and May, on sculptural vegetation. At the same time, the surprising Iris bucharica unfolds its cream-white and lemon-yellow flowers on foliage resembling that of corn. This iris does not exceed 30cm (12in) in height, so is ideal at the forefront of your display. Lagerstroemia indica 'Virgin With Love', a dwarf variety 60cm (24in) tall, can coexist perfectly with your rose, accompanying it in summer with its vaporous pure white flowers. In the background, plant slightly taller bushes to create vegetation levels, such as the Deutzia crenata 'Pride of Rochester', with its beautiful white spring flowers and foliage that takes on pretty autumnal colours before falling.

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