A Bourbon shrub rose with opulent clusters of large cupped quartered shaped purple crimson flowers with an intense delicious fragrance, repeat flowering in flushes throughout the summer into autumn.

A tall open arching habit with a medium glossy green foliage can be trained to grow as a climber, and looks superb over a pillar or an arch. Hardy, Mme Isaac Pereire grows in full sun or partial shade and is tolerant of cooler conditions and poorer soil. Height 150cm with a height of 240cm if grown as a climber.

• Position: Sun, partial shade, East, South, West
• Soil: Most well-drained soils, tolerant of poorer soil
• Colour: Purple crimson fading with age.
• Flowering: Repeat large cup shaped quartered blooms
• Foliage: Dark green
• Fragrance: Very fragrant
• Family: Bourbon shrub
• Flower Form: large cupped quartered flower
• Size &Type Shrub 150cm x 120cm (5ft x 4ft)
• Hardiness: Hardy, moderate disease resistance.

Breeder: Garcon, France – Introduction 1881

RHS Award of Garden Merit