Cardinal de Richelieu?
Matthew Gandin
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Cardinal de Richelieu as a freestanding shrub?
Comments (14)Mine is quite a short spreading shrub, as were all the ones I have ever seen in other gardens. I think it is a rose that would benefit from being planted where one could look at it close up, set off by a background of silvery foliage, perhaps. The flowers are really very small, though they have great distinction. Daphne Filiberti, who I think gardens in Southern California, says hers needs support, however. What a great website she has. I am attaching a link to her very artistic picture. Here is a link that might be useful: Daphne Filiberti's portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu bloom...See MoreAnyone a fan of cardinal de richelieu?
Comments (15)I have two beds using Gallicas, where they will be free to spread but are restricted from the rest of the garden. One is bordered by pavement, the other is raised from ground-level and is bordered by railroad ties. In both are limbed-up arbor vitae, so those Gallicas were chosen because I figured that their vigorous roots would be able to compete with those of the evergreens. In the first bed, from left to right, are 'Rosa moschata' single-form, "Sissinghurst Castle", 'Tricolore de Flandre', 'Tuscany Superb' and 'Reverend Seidel'. 'Buff Beauty' will be planted in the rear, just off-center, and will be trained to climb against the fence. In the second bed, from left to right, are "Secret Garden Musk Climber", 'Charles de Mills', 'Georges Vibert', 'Cardinal de Richelieu' and "Darlow's Enigma". In this bed, the climber (not the Tea) "Sombreuil" is planted in the rear, just off-center, and is already trained to climb against the fence. I was going for "light against dark" with regards to flower color. In front of the second bed is another bed, separated by railroad ties and about six inches lower in elevation, with shorter-growing repeat-blooming roses (as of now...companion perennials will be coming in Spring to fill in spaces between everything). In front and to the right of 'Cardinal de Richelieu' is 'Souvenir de la Malmaison'. In front and to the left is 'Golden Buddha'. So I'll be seeing that nice purple against pink-striped-white on the left, white on the right, golden yellow in front to the left, and pale pink in front to the right, with a bit of a backdrop of white against the fence. I tried repeating that idea of framing the dark-flowered roses with lighter-flowered roses throughout the garden, so each sets the other off. :-) ~Christopher...See MoreTell me please about Cardinal de Richelieu
Comments (13)Cardinal Hume is going in a new bed with the purple rose I am hoping for along with dark blue siberian iris, knautia macedonica and violets. I am dithering about using acid greens (euphorbia wulfenii) or glaucous blue/green (picea pungens, artemisia Powis Castle) - a sort of mash-up of deep reds and plums with conterasting foliage, and, I hope, the purple rose.CH has interesting genetics and a lovely informal habit. If I cannot find the rose I want in my fantasy, then I may go for orange (I have Mrs Oakley Fisher coming although that was planned for somewhere else. This is a new bed created from the rapidly disappearing veg gardens but, as I have massively amended the soil every year for 8 years until it is in really good heart, I think the feebler purples would be good here. Elemire, my next door neighbout (other side to rose stealer) has R in B and it does have a good repeat as well as being a really good purple violet....but, it is an ugly rose. It is tall, ungainly, unevenly foliaged and not that floriferous. The rose has been on its own for a couple of years since a family death so I am sure someone will jump in here to RinB's defence....See MoreCardinal de Richelieu finally bloomed
Comments (2)Very nice, I just got him too and have had two button sized blooms....See MoreMatthew Gandin
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