Young Lycidas Burgundy Its huge pointed buds spiral

Its huge pointed buds spiral open like a fine ballerina in a costume of shimmering pinks

The growth habit is bushy reaching 7 to 8 feet tall

is an excellent shrub for the front of the border or for planting in formal rose beds

We have never observed any disease on this rose and it is a vigorous grower

Large clusters of dark lavender blooms

Young Lycidas Burgundy Its huge pointed buds spiralThis is a variety of classic Old Rose beauty. The flowers are quite large and deeply cupped even when fully open; the many petals arranged in a charming, rather informal way. Their color is new to English Roses; a blend of very deep magenta, pink and red the outer petals tending towards light purple although this is in contrast to the outside of the petals, which are quite silvery in appearance. The flowers nod gracefully and are produced singly or in