Description
Clusters of very unusual dark purple to blue semi-double blooms, with a lighter underside to the petals. Raised by Frank R. Cowlishaw (UK) 1999 from a cross between Summer Wine x (International Herald Tribune × [[ Blue Moon × Montezuma (grandiflora, Swim, 1955)] × [ Violacea × Montezuma (grandiflora, Swim, 1955)]), and was introduced by Warner's Roses in 2000.A rose grower in the US reports that
True to her English upbringing, having a definite preference for cool conditions...sulks in the heat...Demands moderate temps.RHS AGM 2012