Sponsor Rose Burgundian

BURGUNDIAN, Miniature Centifolia (Unknown origins, before 1664)

Source:  High Country Roses

Flower:  Deep pink to violet double blooms with a paler pink center and button eye; 41+ petals, 1½ inch blooms in early summer

Size:  H 2-3 feet    W 2-3 feet

Fragrant flower, bush forms a dense three foot mound with small, dark green leaves, attractive in the landscape even when not blooming. It was elated when found growing in the historically reconstructed gardens at Mt. Vernon; apparently a favorite of President Washington.  AKA – Pompom de Bourgogne