* Elie Beauvillain:
This magnificent climbing Dijon Tea is rather unknown in Europe but I'm making a lot of publicity for it as it's a wonderful rose.
Elie Beauvillain is a Gloire de Dijon child as her mother, Gloire de Dijon was crossed with the Tea Ophirie. Gloire de Dijon, sadly lost most of her vigor and today she's only a shadow of its former self. Luckily we have some direct offspring and these are quite good roses. Mme Bérard for example and also my Elie Beauvillain.
Light pink with coppery undertones, full, scalloped bloom shape in small clusters. They have a mild Tea fragrance. It's a strong and vigorous rose and I had to plant her into the ground only five months after she was planted in a big pot. She grew 250 cm in that period or 7 feet. I chose to plant her against a tall Obelisk as this was recommended by the HMF members which are growing her. I swirled her around horizontally and this triggered many lateral shoots. She bloomed end of May 2024 for the first time. The HMF community was divided on if she's reblooming or not. Most said she's not but... Surprise ! Mine got buds again end of August so she has a good rebloom.
Elie will get 5 meters or 15 feet but she can be trained on an obelisk or pillar but an arch or pergola is also perfect. Zone 7b to 10b, rain, heat and drought resistant.
It's good we still have Gloire de Dijon children as they have the same baroque élégance of their mom. Elie Beauvillain is a very good example!
My first flower
* Safrano:
I wanted this rose for so long. It's the ancestor of so many Teas but also of many Modern roses. Even New Dawn has Safrano blood.
I lovingly call her "that little cheeky brat Safrano" as it's a rather compact Tea. Size is 130X100 cm or 4X3 feet. From the rather pointy buds buff, semi double flowers appear. The color can change from buff to apricot to cream in 24 hours. Petals look very waxy and silky and the edges scroll back giving the flowers a very elegant look. A moderate Tea fragrance is present.
Safrano blooms from late spring well into late autumn. Zone 7b to 10b. Flowers are rain, heat and drought resistant. A Tea rose garden really can't without Safrano!
* Mme Jules Gravereaux:
Bred in Luxemburg by Soupert et Notting this magnificent rose was named after the wife of Jules Gravereaux. Jules Gravereaux was the creator of the famous Roseraie de l'Haÿ.
This rose has Rêve d'or as a parent and it clearly shows: Buff to apricot blooms but much bigger and with much more petals. Strong fragrance too!
In my garden she's growing on an Obelisk since 2024 and has done well. As a climber she'll reach 5 meters or 15 feet. The flowers are heat and drought resistant but suffer from rain when the buds are ready to open. They can ball. Zone 7b to 10b. She hates pruning
The exquisite flowers of Mme Jules Gravereaux
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