Rosa 'Eden'

Intersection of ( ' Danse de Sylphes ' ​​× ' Handel ') × ' Kalinka '

The rose variety Pierre de Ronsard ( syn. Eden, MEIviolin ) was crossed by the French rose breeders Meilland 1987 ( ' Danse de Sylphes ' ​​× ' Handel ') and the Floribunda ' Kalinka ' (synonym 'Pink Wonder' ) and in Germany under the name ' Eden Rose 85' introduced. It is dedicated to the French writer Pierre de Ronsard ( 1524-1585 ).

She is a modern shrub rose bred line of romantic roses; have their approximately 10 cm wide, cup -shaped, filled, fragrant flowers the charm of classic roses - they oscillate from creamy white to dark pink and hang down under their weight. The flowers open fully only in the Mediterranean climate; in damp cold weather the blossoms mummify often. After a day's first Flor come to the end of the season in the fall for ever more flowers.

The sparse shoots of ' Pierre de Ronsard ' grow - without climbing - on a trellis about 2-3 m high; the plant rather slow to develop. Her dark green, glossy leaves are robust. In commerce there are ' Pierre de Ronsard ' as Rosenstämmchen.