Rose Johann W. v. Goethe Rose

In 2009, during Goethe's anniversary year, this Hybrid Tea rose was officially named in a ceremony held at the Uetersen monastery garden. Extraordinary, as the person this rose was named after, crimson-violet, very full and amazingly fragrant flowers appear in abundance on a very compact and well balanced bush on the background of the blue-green foliage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

FLOWER
The variety has recurrent blooming habit, flowers in flashes from summer until frosts.

Flower bud:
The flower buds are large, ovoid. When the sepals start to divide the colour is red-violet with darker purple-violet closer to the tip. The buds appear on the plant singly or in a small cluster of 3 to 5 flower buds, having irregular shape.

The sepals are medium green in colour; the texture of the upper surface is smooth and of the lower surface is pubescent. There are 3 normally appendaged sepals and 2 unappendaged sepals with smooth edges.

Bloom:
The flowers of ‘Johann W. v. Goethe Rose’ are large, the diameter of the open flower is about 12 - 14 cm (5 – 5.5 inches). They are very full and have cupped rosette shape when the flower just opens. The flower shape becomes flat as the flower fully opens, when viewed from the side.

When just open the flower has deep crimson-violet color with just a tint of dark purple-violet on the edges of the most outer petals; the reverse side of the petals have silver-blue undertones. As the flower ages the color slightly fades to violet with mauve and lilac undertones.

Petals:
The number of petals is very large, about 100. The petals have moderate tolerance to heat and rain due to its thin and silky texture.

The petals with their unique aroma are particularly suitable for the preparation of dishes.

Fragrance:
This rose is very fragrant, has strong Tea fragrance with notes of anise and honey. For its fragrance ‘Johann W. v. Goethe Rose’ received several awards.

PLANT
This variety has moderately vigorous but strong growth habit. Forms upright and compact plant. Mature and well-established plant has a height of about 100 – 130 cm and the width of about 50 – 60 cm.

‘Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Rose’ is very well suited for growing in a garden as well as for cut flowers.

Foliage:
The foliation is semi-glossy, the colour is dark green-blue and very dense. The normal leaves in the middle of the stem normally has 5 leaflets.

Wood:
The colour of the young wood is medium green with red-purple shades, the bark is smooth. The old wood is brown green, and the bark is smooth.

Prickles:
The number of prickles on the main stems and on the laterals from the main stems is few. The prickles are large, about 1 cm long, and have a pyramidal shape.

Small prickles:
The small prickles is absent on this variety.

Disease resistance:
The rose variety ‘Johann W. v. Goethe Rose’ has moderate resistance to mildew. The resistance to black spot, botrytis and rust is good. Pest resistance – not tested.

Named to honor the 260th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who is regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language.

Fragrance Prize Lyon / France 2011

"The prize of the children" Paris / France 2011;

Bagatelle (Paris) Rose Coup de Coeur, Choix des Enfants, Bagatelle (Paris) Rose Trials, 2011;

Fragrance Prize and Audience Award Belfast / Ireland, 2012;

Baden b. Wien/Vienna 2nd Prize, Baden b. Wien Rose Trials, 2012;

Glasgow People's Choice, Glasgow Rose Trials, 2013;

Glasgow Tollcross Fragrance Award, Glasgow Rose Trials, 2013;

Hradec Králové Honourable Mention, Hradec Králové Rose Trials, 2013

Information about the parantage of this rose is not available or commecrically protected.

USDA zone 6 and warmer