Rosa x floribunda Remembrance Harxampton - Standard Rose

The 'Remembrance' Standard Rose forms a charming small tree, with its rounded crown covered in scarlet red flowers from late spring until late in the season. Recognised for its abundant flowers and natural disease resistance, it produces clusters of medium-sized double flowers with a fresh scent of wild rose. Their vibrant colour is perfectly highlighted by elegant dark and glossy foliage. This standard variety, which requires very little space but is covered in a shower of flowers, easily fits into a small garden or even a pot on the patio.

Standard roses are obtained by grafting a variety (in this case, Remembrance) onto a single, upright stem belonging to a different rose species (Rosa canina, R. laxa, or R. multiflora). The graft is performed at a certain height, here at around 1 metre (3 feet) from the ground. In very cold regions, it may be useful to protect the rootstock in winter.

The Standard Rose Harxampton Remembrance is an English creation by Harkness, dating back to 1992. It belongs to the floribunda rose category, with flowers grouped in large corymbs at the ends of young shoots. The rounded crown is composed of thorny stems that bear foliage divided into 5 thick and toothed leaflets, shining dark green in summer. It blooms abundantly from June until October. Its wide corollas, measuring 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3in), are double and composed of 26 to 40 petals, gathered in long bouquets of several informal cup-shaped flowers, with a natural appearance. Their colour is a very bright and perfectly uniform red, and their scent is fresh and light, very pleasant.

The 'Remembrance' Standard Rose is best planted prominently, in the centre of a bed, among perennials or low bushes, aligned along a path, near a patio, or even in a large pot on a balcony. It can also be planted in groups of three specimens, arranged in a triangle, or as a standalone feature on a lawn. It pairs well with perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Orion), bellflowers (lactiflora, rapunculoides), catmints, snapdragons, foxgloves... Standard roses are perfect for adding volume to beds of bush roses or groundcover roses.