Rosa Fregate Lapfreg

The Rose Fregate is a recent climbing rose variety appreciated for its colour and fragrance. It produces cup-shaped, semi-double, fleshy flowers in a beautiful Indian yellow throughout the summer. They emit a present fragrance, without overpowering, with delicious and sweet notes of anise and honey. This repeat-flowering rose forms a vigorous liana with glossy foliage highly resistant to diseases. It is generously adorned with flowers from June to September or October.

The climbing rose Fregate 'Lapfreg', a very recent variety, was obtained by Laperriere in 2022. From a horticultural standpoint, it belongs to the complex family of cluster-flowered roses. It is a sarmentous rose with fairly stiff stems that can reach a height of 3m (10ft) or a little more. When pruned annually, it will form a beautiful bush of approximately 1.70m (6ft) in all directions. Its deciduous foliage, with a shiny green colour, is not very susceptible to diseases under good growing conditions. The flowers, grouped in clusters, have a diameter of 8 to 9cm (3 to 4in) and are semi-double. They have a relatively fresh  yellow colour. It blooms from June to October, abundantly if it doesn't lack water. This flowering, visited by pollinators, has a present fragrance with notes of anise and honey.

Modern climbing roses allow for magnificent displays throughout the summer. They require little maintenance except regular watering during hot weather and prolonged drought. Fregate 'Lapfreg' can be trained against a wall, a pergola, a pole or a wire fence, a small tree, or even a chicken coop or garden shed. In a hedge or flowerbed, it can be paired with old roses and flowering shrubs of various colours. When combined with pastel flowers, it creates the softest of blends. As for other climbing plants, pair them with large-flowered clematis or other roses. They make good companions for panicled phlox, delphiniums, foxgloves, catmints, annual or perennial morning glories and sweet peas.