Rosa 'Ingrid Bergman' - Standard Rose

The 'Ingrid Bergman' Standard Rose will charm with its very neat appearance as a small tree and its large perfectly cone-shaped flowers,  powerfully coloured, like those of florist bouquets. A heady fragrance complements the velvety blood-red colour of this theatrical rose. They bloom from June until the first frost on beautiful dark and shiny foliage, very strong and resistant to diseases. It is a flower for bouquets and the garden, where it will not go unnoticed!

Standard roses are created by grafting one variety, such as 'Ingrid Bergman', onto an upright stem of a different rose, like Rosa laxa or R. multiflora. This graft is typically done at a height of around 1 metre (3 feet) above the ground. In regions with very cold winters, it may be beneficial to protect the rootstock during this time.

The 'Ingrid Bergman' Poulman Rose, bred by the rose grower Poulsen in 1984, is classified as a hybrid tea rose and remains to this day one of the best modern varieties of large red flowers, awarded a medal by the RHS in England and the Gold Medal in Belfast in 1985. The plant grafted onto a stem bears a rounded and compact crown. From May-June until very late in the season, beautiful modern roses, 10 to 12 cm (4 to 5in) wide, solitary, carried by long sturdy stems, open on a dark green and shiny foliage. They are perfectly uniform, a deep, intense and velvety red, which remains stable from the beginning to the end of flowering. Their fragrance, very pronounced, is described as floral. The dark green glossy foliage is resistant to diseases and perfectly enhances the pure colour of the roses. A very hardy variety with deciduous foliage that falls in autumn.

With its fragrance, impeccable habit and perfect flowers, this 'Ingrid Bergman' Standard Rose is perfect for the centre of a large rose bed, isolated in a well-kept garden, aligned along a path or even in a container on the terrace. It pairs perfectly with white roses and pretty easy-to-grow perennials such as perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), campanulas (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, snapdragons, foxgloves... Its flowers can be used to create very 'professional' bouquets that delicately perfume the house.