Large cupped, quartered flowers in a soft yellow tone, in an old-fashioned spirit.
Synonyms: Nelson Monfort · Massad
Fresh, spicy — with notes of ginger, anise and verbena.
Healthy, dark green.
Soft light yellow (creamy)
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Lichfield Angelcream-white
The Poet's Wifelemon-yellow
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastWhere to plant. In an old-style rose garden, a mixed border, or as a light colour spot among blue-violet perennials. The highlight: large quartered flowers in a soft yellow tone with an unusual spicy scent of ginger and anise.
Care. Undemanding and healthy; feeding and removing spent flowers keep the flushes of bloom coming.
Name. Nelson Monfort, after the French journalist (in Ukraine the name is written 'Nelson Monfor'). Origin: bred by Dominique Massad for the Guillot nursery (Générosa series), France, 2007. Photo: official photo from the Guillot nursery (roses-guillot.com)
Abundant, repeat-flowering through the season.
90–120 cm tall.
Sun; full sun or light partial shade.
Fresh, spicy — with notes of ginger, anise and verbena.
