Alexandra David Neel

Order for 2027 - 2030

Floribunda

A variety possessing all the qualities of an excellent rose bush. The flowers are 9 cm in diameter, densely double (over 60 petals), cup-shaped, and a magnificent dark pink colour with a lilac tinge. The petals have carved, serrated edges. The fragrance is strong, with floral notes. It is a repeat-flowering variety, blooming until autumn. The foliage is very attractive, dark green, glossy and highly disease-resistant. The shrub is upright and sturdy, 60–80 cm tall and 50 cm wide.

"Alexandra David Neel", a beautiful, fragrant and hardy variety from the floribunda group, will be a welcome addition to any garden. This rose produces magnificent violet-pink blooms, 9 cm in diameter, with over 60 serrated, wavy petals set against a backdrop of very attractive, dark green, glossy foliage. Its fragrance is characterised by intense floral notes. The shrub is upright and vigorous, flowering until mid-autumn. Dedicated to Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David (Alexandra David-Neel, 1868–1969), a French orientalist, traveller and author of books on Tibetan Buddhism. A variety possessing all the qualities of an excellent rose bush. The flowers are 9 cm in diameter, densely double (over 60 petals), cup-shaped, and a magnificent dark pink colour with a lilac tinge. The petals have carved, serrated edges. The fragrance is strong, with floral notes. It is a repeat-flowering variety, blooming until autumn. The foliage is very attractive, dark green, glossy and highly disease-resistant. The shrub is upright and sturdy, 60–80 cm tall and 50–60 cm wide.

Awards: 2021 "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Prize" – Baden-Baden (Germany).

2022: "Bronze Medal – Gifu" (Japan).

Origin: Delbard, France, 2014

Colour: dark pink with a purple tinge

Fragrance: strong

Height: 60–80 cm

Spread: 60 cm

Flower diameter: 9–10 cm

Number of flowers per stem: 3–5

Flowering: repeat

Disease resistance: +++