EDEN ROSE®85, PIERRE DE RONSARD®

Here is information about the variety Pierre de Ronsard® (also often called EDEN ROSE®85) — its characteristics, growing requirements and other important factors.

Basic information

• This rose was bred in France by the variety breeder Meilland International and was first introduced commercially in 1985.

• Its registered variety name is ‘MEIviolin’, and in trade the names “Pierre de Ronsard®”, “Eden Rose® 85”, “Eden Climber™” are often used.

• This variety received the “World’s Favourite Rose” award (2006) — named by the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) in recognition of the rose.

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Appearance and characteristics

• Flowers: very double (usually 55–65 petals) in an old rose style, creamy white or cream-toned with a soft pink/deeper pink edging in the centre.

• Flower diameter approximately 8–10 cm.

• Fragrance: moderate or light — not very strong.

• Growth habit and shoot structure: as a climbing rose or tall shrub — can reach about 2–3 m in height (in some places up to ~3 m) and ~1–1.5 m or more in width, depending on the growing method.

• Leaves: dark green, glossy, healthy-looking.

• Blooming: repeat-flowering throughout the season, from spring to autumn.

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Growing requirements and care

• Choose a sunny or partly shaded location for planting. Good soil with good drainage is important.

• As a climbing rose it can be used on a wall, arch or column — this variety is very well suited to that.

• It is useful to prune out old, diseased or weakened shoots in spring, and also to tidy the growth structure.

• For wintering: the variety shows good hardiness, but in colder regions it is advisable to provide winter protection.

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Where to use it in the garden

• As a main accent on a wall or pergola — it looks beautiful when trained as a climbing rose.

• In group plantings as a shrub rose.

• In border plantings or as a romantic hedge.

• As a source of cut flowers — suitable for floral arrangements.