Marie Pavié Rose (Rosa Polyantha Hybrid)

Marie Pavié Rose (Rosa Polyantha Hybrid)Hardy, deciduous, flowering shrub Description: Delicate pink buds open to sweetly fragrant, semi double, blush white flowers in clusters throughout the season; healthy dark green foliage; thornless Habit: Compact shrub to 4 feet high and 2 feet wide Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and rich, well drained and well composted garden loam Cold Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 This Polyantha rose was bred and introduced in 1888 by Alphonse Algatire, of Lyon,

an important American garden writer

leaves turn deep red in the fall

such as through the importance of music in his life

made a tea from the leaves

Description: Fragrant

He designed his magnificent home

It retains a modest chill and traps in the liquid's coldness

American writer Herman Bourne recommended sweet woodruff among shrubberies mixed in the herbaceous border

we recommend purchasing more than one plant to increase the likelihood of fruit production

Among the many North American natives described by Bannister was the Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) or Old Man's Beard

ranging from the indestructibility of atoms and the discovery of fire to the folly of romantic love and the phenomena of clouds and rainstorms

and re-introduced in 1793