Lens Hybrid Musks collection; the benchmark of the Belgian cluster-flowering style — 'a ready-made bouquet on a stem'.
Shrub · landscape · Belgian
In flushes from June to September, very abundantly. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
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USDA zone 5b–10b. All of Ukraine · no winter protection.
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Light, delicate musk with an apricot note.
High — traditionally so for Hybrid Musks.
Tolerates partial shade — a characteristic trait of Hybrid Musks.
Few prickles — typical of the Lens series.
Medium green, glossy, dark.
Breeder's code LENbofa.
Bud bright pink – opens into a white cup with a pink tinge at the edges; the first flowers of the season are pinker
Other classic Hybrid Musks keep the same clustered, musky mood around Bouquet Parfait.
A classic cottage palette of lavender and blue cranesbill, a harmonious partner for the white shrub:
For airiness and soft contrast: astrantia, Verbena bonariensis, gypsophila:
Where to plant. As a specimen plant on the lawn, in a romantic border, beside an arbour, or as a low hedge. It looks striking planted en masse in a cottage garden.
Climate. The whole of Ukraine, including Polissia and the Carpathians (zones 5b–6b); it tolerates humidity and cool weather very well.
Care. Minimal — Hybrid Musks are very undemanding; light pruning at the end of winter, mulching.
Name. French 'Bouquet Parfait' = 'perfect bouquet', for its ability to produce ready-made spherical clusters of 20–40 flowers at once.
Breeding. Bred by Louis Lens (Belgium) in 1987 and introduced in 1989. Parentage: (Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta × Ballerina) × White Dream®. Patent code LENbofa.
Significance. One of the 5 best-known Hybrid Musks by Louis Lens — the benchmark of the Belgian cluster style. The triploid trait makes the variety botanically rare.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −26 °C (USDA zone 5b–10b). Overwintering depends on the conditions.
In flushes from June to September, very abundantly.
120–150 cm tall, 90–150 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4.5 out of 5. 4.5 / 5; very good; Hybrid Musks are traditionally healthy.
Sun + partial shade; tolerates partial shade — a characteristic trait of Hybrid Musks.
Light, delicate musk with an apricot note.
