POULyc003; a soft-pink climber with nostalgic rosettes — for an arch, an obelisk, even a container.
Low climber for a small garden · 6 awards
Continuous from early summer to the frosts. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
Gold at Baden-Baden and Buenos Aires (2005), Geneva, Paris, The Hague
USDA zone 6b. To ≈ −20 °C; in our climate winter cover is essential. Up to ≈ −20 °C · in Ukraine, winter cover is essential.
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Barely noticeable (a rosehip scent).
Good.
Continuous flowering until the frosts; the flower does not go soggy in rain.
Glossy, healthy.
Soft pink with an apricot-peach centre; it turns apricot with age
Pierre de Ronsardcream-pink
Sweet Lagunasoft pink
Giardinasoft pink
Blue for Yousmoky purple · contrastSoft pink climbing roses harmonise with the nostalgic rosette blooms of Pirouette.
Blue and violet perennials set off the soft pink:
For contrast beside the pink-apricot bloom: blue and lavender:
Where to plant. A small garden: an arch, an obelisk, a courtyard; grows even in a large container.
Climate. USDA 6b (to ≈ −20 °C) — winter cover is essential here.
Care. Undemanding and healthy; the flower does not mind rain. Pruning is minimal.
Name. "Pirouette" — a ballet turn; the Courtyard® series = "inner courtyard".
Breeding. Poulsen Roser (Denmark); 2002; code POULyc003. Bonica '82 × seedling. Not to be confused with the shrub 'Pirouette' from Lens (1984, red-and-white) — that is a different rose.
Significance. A climber of the "new type" — low, flexible, with small nostalgic rosettes, for a small garden. One of the most-awarded climbing Poulsen roses (6 awards).
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 6b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To ≈ −20 °C; in our climate winter cover is essential.
Continuous from early summer to the frosts.
150–250 cm tall, about 150 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Healthy glossy foliage (Poulsen: "Healthy").
Sun; rain; continuous flowering until the frosts; the flower does not go soggy in rain.
Barely noticeable (a rosehip scent).
