Rosa x floribunda Quinte Flush - Floribunda Rose

The 'Quinte Flush' Rose is a modern bush with clustered flowers that does not go unnoticed: each of its small semi-double flowers gradually changes from straw yellow at the bud stage to cherry red at full bloom, creating multicoloured bouquets that blend all intermediate shades. It is also a vigorous and constantly reblooming variety, adorned with a very healthy glossy green foliage. It is very difficult to resist the unique charm of this plant, whose flowering is a winning combination that brightens up any decor for months!

The Quinte Flush Rose was obtained by the rose breeder Orard. The plant forms in a few years a vigorous upright bush, with thorny stems, 90 cm (35in) to 1 m (3ft) in height and 60-70 cm (24-28in) in width, adorned with very healthy foliage, composed of large dark green dentate leaflets. Its flowering is aways reblooming, starting in May-June depending on the region, renewing in the heart of summer if the soil remains moist, and ending in October. Its corollas are semi-double (10-12 petals), 5 cm (2in) wide, gathered in bouquets of 10 to 12 flowers. The tightly closed buds open into well-opened cups with a nest of golden yellow stamens. Over time, their colour evolves from light yellow to light salmon, pink, and then bright red. This variety has no fragrance. The deciduous foliage falls in autumn.

Clustered roses allow for beautiful small hedges, planted mixed at the edge of the terrace or in small shrub beds. Associate them with Japanese spireas, dwarf weigelas, caryopteris, and peonies, for example. They are good companions for paniculate phlox and tall baby's breath. This 'Quinte Flush' variety finds its place in all gardens, even small ones, or in a large pot to adorn the balcony or terrace. Its uses are diverse, according to each gardener's desires: in a rose bed, planted in groups of 3 to 5 plants, or in a large border. It pairs well with light and easy-to-grow plants such as perennial geraniums (Geranium 'Blue Cloud', 'Anne Folkard', 'Nimbus', 'Orion'), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, love-in-a-mist, foxgloves, phlox etc. Its flowers can be used to create elegant bouquets. It always makes a successful pairing with a yellow or white rose.