Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’ is a captivating, repeat-flowering heritage rose treasured for its richly coloured blooms, graceful habit, and exquisite fragrance. Introduced in 1860, this Hybrid Perpetual variety produces large, quartered flowers in velvety shades of deep mauve, violet, and purple—colours rarely seen in old roses. The blooms are intensely fragrant, exuding a strong, sweet old rose scent that enhances its romantic allure.
Flowering in generous flushes from early summer through to autumn, Reine des Violettes adds depth and elegance to traditional borders, rose gardens, and mixed shrub plantings. Its semi-double to fully double flowers open from pointed buds, often revealing a silvery reverse and unfolding into loosely quartered, slightly ruffled forms.
Growing to around 4–6 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, it has an upright, arching habit with soft green foliage and relatively few thorns, making it a more pleasant rose to train or handle. It may be grown as a tall shrub or lightly trained as a short climber against a wall or trellis for added height and drama.
Thriving in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil, it benefits from regular deadheading and a light prune in early spring. Its classic beauty and heady scent make it a favourite for cut flowers and sensory garden plantings.
Flowering Period
June: First wave of deep violet-mauve blooms with strong perfume
July – September: Repeat flowering in flushes, especially with deadheading
October: Occasional late blooms; foliage softens as the season fades
Elegant, scented, and steeped in old-world charm, Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’ brings a richly romantic presence to any garden setting.
Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’ is a captivating, repeat-flowering heritage rose treasured for its richly coloured blooms, graceful habit, and exquisite fragrance. Introduced in 1860, this Hybrid Perpetual variety produces large, quartered flowers in velvety shades of deep mauve, violet, and purple—colours rarely seen in old roses. The blooms are intensely fragrant, exuding a strong, sweet old rose scent that enhances its romantic allure.
Flowering in generous flushes from early summer through to autumn, Reine des Violettes adds depth and elegance to traditional borders, rose gardens, and mixed shrub plantings. Its semi-double to fully double flowers open from pointed buds, often revealing a silvery reverse and unfolding into loosely quartered, slightly ruffled forms.
Growing to around 4–6 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, it has an upright, arching habit with soft green foliage and relatively few thorns, making it a more pleasant rose to train or handle. It may be grown as a tall shrub or lightly trained as a short climber against a wall or trellis for added height and drama.
Thriving in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil, it benefits from regular deadheading and a light prune in early spring. Its classic beauty and heady scent make it a favourite for cut flowers and sensory garden plantings.
Flowering Period
June: First wave of deep violet-mauve blooms with strong perfume
July – September: Repeat flowering in flushes, especially with deadheading
October: Occasional late blooms; foliage softens as the season fades
Elegant, scented, and steeped in old-world charm, Rosa ‘Reine des Violettes’ brings a richly romantic presence to any garden setting.
