Rose Twice in a Blue Moon
Twice in a Blue Moon is a hybrid tea variety. Bred in Germany in 2004. By Hans Jürgen Evers. Represented by Rosen Tantau, a rose breeding company. The ancestor of this variety is considered ‘Mainzer Fastnacht'(Blue Moon).
The bush is neat, reaches a height of 90 - 120 cm, width - 50 - 70 cm. The shoots are strong, with sparse thorns. Leaves are glossy, green.
The flowers are large, 10-13 cm in diameter, and contain about 25 petals. They have a lilac color. In the sun, they acquire a bluish tint, in the shade - crimson. Unopened purple bud. The shape of roses changes during flowering from a conical bud to a goblet. Flowers grow one at a time or are collected in a cluster of up to three buds. The aroma of roses is pleasant, intense, with light notes of citrus and rose oil, which lasts throughout the season.
Flowering is profuse and long, from June to autumn.
USDA frost resistance: zone 6 (minus 17 - 20 ° C). Resistance to powdery mildew and black spot is average.
The plant must be covered for the winter, after cutting off the shoots (up to 30 cm above the ground) and loosening the topsoil to provide air access to the roots. In the spring, you need to carry out sanitary pruning, top dressing and preventive spraying.
Advantages of the variety: fragrant flowers, resistance to disease and bad weather.
Not without drawbacks - in a damp summer, the bushes can suffer from powdery mildew.
Twice in a Blue Moon is an unusually fragrant and sophisticated rose with large lilac flowers of a classic shape. It is ideal for single planting, flower beds, landscaping and small rose garden. Looks great in combination with varieties such as ‘Blue for you',' Blue Parfum ',' Moody Blue ','Eyes for you', ‘Rokoko',‘ Marie Antoinette ', ‘Rhapsody in blue'and' Pascali '.
