Rosa 'MEIlolipo' PIERRE CARDIN® hybrid tea shrub rose (Meilland)

When I first saw a PIERRE CARDIN® rose I was astonished. I had never seen such beauty and unique texture in a rose so far. Like the most expensive haute couture fabric for a dress to impress. No wonder it was named after one of the most important fashion designers of the 20th century who was the first to bring fashion closer to broad public in his prêt-à-porter collections.

PIERRE CARDIN® is a hybrid tea rose producing large, 11-12 cm wide, fully double flowers of noble shape with high centres. Its fragrance is strong and deep, spicy but pleasant, slightly sweet with hints of fresh hay. It blooms from June until October atop strong stems in upright, well branched shrubs. Deciduous leaves are medium green, partially glossy, and usually healthy needing no or little protection from common rose diseases. Introduced in 2008.

Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soil. Water well and cover new shoots with soil or bark mulch about 15 cm high. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun.

Pruning: Cut the branches in halves in autumn and prune hard to 3-5 live buds in spring after danger of frosts. Spent flowers are best removed as they begin to fade. Cut off spent flowering clusters just above the leaf with 5 leaflets or deeper if rejuvenating is desired during vegetation and follow a regular feeding programme.

Last update: 29-09-2020