Pink floribunda with tiny, small spots on the petals. The flower is deeply cupped, medium-double (about 40 petals), with a spicy aroma. The foliage is dark green and glossy.
Pontigny Abbay is a Cistercian church located in Burgundy (approximately 250 km north of Lyon). The variety is new, the commercial name is preliminary, it is possible that it will change.
Rose Abbatiale de Pontigny (Pontigny Abbey) is a floribunda variety bred by Pierre Orard (France, until 2014).
The flowers are red, slightly variegated, with a palette of light, pink and silver shades, light reverse, silver back of the petals, sometimes mottled, with spots of dark red depending on the amount of sunlight.
The bud is dark red, oval. The flowers are double (30-40 petals), 7-9 cm in diameter, from deeply cup-shaped to rosette-shaped, collected in large inflorescences, with a light aroma. Resistant to adverse weather conditions: rain, high temperatures.
The bush is compact, with erect shoots, up to 80 cm high, 45 to 50 cm wide, with purple-brown foliage, profusely flowering and very resistant to disease. It blooms in frequent waves throughout the season, almost continuously until frost, the flowers are collected in large inflorescences. Frost-resistant variety.
These magnificent roses bloom in front of the famous abbey, located in Pontigny in Yonne and famous throughout the world for its rich heritage and architecture. The PONTIGNY 2014 Association wished to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the founding of this Cistercian abbey with the baptism of a new original rose, named Abbatiale de Pontigny.
The Abbatiale de Pontigny rose (Ora 9220) is a French-bred variety from the Orard nursery, introduced between 2012 and 2014.
ReplyDeleteThe Abbatiale de Pontigny rose is a striking Floribunda variety created by the renowned French breeder Pierre Orard. The variety was introduced and officially planted in France in 2014 to mark the 900th anniversary of the famous Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny in Burgundy.
ReplyDeleteThe buds open into deeply cupped or rosette-shaped double flowers, 7–9 cm in diameter, borne in clusters of 3–5. The coloration is highly distinctive: a pearly red-pink with a white center and silvery-white petal reverses. Depending on sun exposure, small dark red speckles or spots may appear on the petals. It has a light, subtle, spicy fragrance. Flowering is recurrent—virtually continuous and very profuse—lasting until autumn.
ReplyDeleteThis variety belongs to USDA hardiness zone 6 (withstanding temperatures down to approximately -23°C). It is distinguished by exceptional resistance to adverse weather conditions: the flowers are not damaged by prolonged rain and do not fade in intense heat. It possesses top-level immunity (+++) against the primary fungal diseases affecting roses—powdery mildew and black spot.
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