Belle Poitevine is a hybrid rugosa in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by François-Georges-Léon Bruant of France in 1894. Parentage is seedling s of R. rugosa regeliana. This is an erect well-branched shrub that will grow 3.5 to 6 feet tall with a 3-5 foot spread. Plant in full sun to partial shade in fertile moist well-drained soil. The deep pink blend flowers are semi-double with a strong fragrance and occur in flushes from spring through fall. The foliage is the typical ragusa wrinkly leaf with deep veins. The stems are loaded with prickles. Use this rose as a hedge, in the border, as a specimen and in the formal or informal garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses but this one is very prickly which helps deter them. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa Carefree Beauty™ 'BUCbi'Rosa 'Madame Hardy'Rosa Windrush 'AUSrush'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 6 in. - 6 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Wrinklely leaves with deep veins, dark green
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Long pointed buds open to 2-3 inch pink blend flowers with 16 -25 petals that are cup-shaped and bloom in spring with flushes through fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Fruit color
Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit detail
Rose hips display in fall if flowers are not pruned off.
Stem detail
Stems have many prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Pome
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Barrier; Border; Hedge; Specimen
Garden tags
#English garden #cutting garden #deciduous shrub #pink flowers #specimen #border middle #full sun #full sun tolerant #hedge #prickles #shrub rose #border back #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #repeat flowering #partial shade tolerant