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'Le Vésuve' rose Reviews & Comments
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Available from - Lens-roses
https://lens-roses.com/fr_FR
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Some online vendors say that this rose is hardy in Zones 7-11. I bought one without checking here first. I’m in NJ, in zone 7a. Can this rose survive my winters? Should I keep it in a container on my (south-facing, concrete) porch? Can it thrive in a pot? And, if it actually IS hardy here, how big will it get? The one I ordered just arrived last week. It’s still in its original pot, and is bursting with buds and flowers. What a beautiful plant! I really hope it can survive here.
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According to Dominique Massad, Le Vésuve in commerce is actually Rosabelle (Bruant, 1899).
See in Bulletin n°25 Automne 2018, Roses Anciennes en France:
"L'ensemble de ces caractères me conduit à privilégier le nom de 'Rosabelle' pour cette variété commercialisée sous la dénomination erronée de 'Le Vésuve'."
He says that Le Vésuve in commerce doesn't ressemble a typical Bengal rose, at least what a Bengal rose would have been at the time (1825), but its habit is more one of a tea.
Any idea, comment, or personnal experience on that matter would be much appreciated!
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The Tea book authors quote Steen (1966) and Robinson (2001) as questioning the ID of the rose in commerce by this name.
I note, though, that Rosabelle is a climber.
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Very interesting!
Massad says that Le Vésuve grows up to 3m50, therefore somehow is a climber....
In my climate (zone 5) it is too cold for it to grow well, let alone climb so I cannot have an opinion on this matter.
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I suppose that raises the question, of whether there are two roses currently being sold as Le Vesuve - one a climber, one not. I don't grow it myself but the two plants I've seen, at Renmark (climate zone 9b, this week in a heatwave to 47C) aren't what I'd call climbers.
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If by any chance you had a picture....!
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I'll post a photo of the bush, which is the only one I have taken.
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This is possibly the closest thing I have to a truly "continuous blooming" rose. It is NEVER without at least a few blooms here in TN, Z7a, from April to almost Thanksgiving. It's healthy, robust, truly beautiful, and possibly a little hardier than stated. Our winters can be brutal on the border here between north and south!
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