CL Clotilde Soupert

Class: Cl. Polyantha

Cultivation: Vigorous, upright, spreading

Flower Size: 4 inch semi double blooms, repeat blooming

Scent: Very fragrant

Color: Blush pink

Height/Spread: 8’-15’, 6’

Disease resistance: Yes, average

Introduced in 1890 by Soupert and Nolling of Luxembourg. It is a beautiful pale pink to white while always maintaining that pink center. When the weather is cooler the color turns to an overall soft pink. The blooms are borne in clusters and each bloom can get quite large for the average polyantha at 2-3 inches across. The fragrant blooms are cupped with tissue-paper thin petals on thornless stems on a bush that stays short and full. The only problem this rose seems to have is mildew on occasion and the buds will ball in wet weather. There is a very quick repeat so cutting off damaged buds and tips are never noticed.