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Grafted on Rosa Multiflora, #1 Graded Rose

Melissa Darling™

$54.95 CAD Reopens Oct 15
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'JALmelissa'

Named by Brad Jalbert in honour of the dedicated head rose garden supervisor of one of Canada's most prestigious gardens, Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, Melissa Darling™ is a rose as special as the person it celebrates. This floribunda rose produces large, very double old-fashioned blooms in soft apricot and cream with palest yellow centres and soft pink accents that shift subtly with the seasons, lightly fragrant with sweet notes of fresh apple and tea, ideal for statement plantings, beds, borders, containers, and hedges.

More About Melissa Darling™

Melissa Darling™ unfurls from soft yellow ovoid buds with a green tinge into large, very double blooms. The perfect old-fashioned rosettes reveal soft apricot petals with cream, palest yellow centres, and soft pink accents that shift subtly with the seasons, maturing to cream and yellow as the flowers age. The ruffling of the petals intensifies beautifully with age, adding depth and romantic character to every long lasting bloom. Clusters of long lasting blooms are lightly fragrant with sweet notes of fresh apple and tea, Melissa Darling™ rewards every visit to the garden with its quietly beautiful and ever-changing display.
Growing Details

A graceful, upright and bushy floribunda rose reaching 3.5 feet in height and 2.5 feet in width. Bright green glossy foliage covers Melissa Darling™. Very winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. With long lasting blooms that hold their romantic form beautifully, Melissa Darling™ is at home in statement plantings, beds, borders, containers, hedges, and cutting gardens.

Grow Melissa Darling™ and celebrate a rose as dedicated and beautiful as the person it was named for.

  • Description

    Melissa Darling™ unfurls from soft yellow ovoid buds with a green tinge into large, very double blooms. The perfect old-fashioned rosettes reveal soft apricot petals with cream, palest yellow centres, and soft pink accents that shift subtly with the seasons, maturing to cream and yellow as the flowers age. The ruffling of the petals intensifies beautifully with age, adding depth and romantic character to every long lasting bloom. Clusters of long lasting blooms are lightly fragrant with sweet notes of fresh apple and tea, Melissa Darling™ rewards every visit to the garden with its quietly beautiful and ever-changing display.


    Breeder: Jalbert    Introduced IN 2020

  • Growing Details

    A graceful, upright and bushy floribunda rose reaching 3.5 feet in height and 2.5 feet in width. Bright green glossy foliage covers Melissa Darling™. Very winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. With long lasting blooms that hold their romantic form beautifully, Melissa Darling™ is at home in statement plantings, beds, borders, containers, hedges, and cutting gardens.

  • Characteristics

    • Classification: Floribunda
    • Typical Plant Size: 3.5'h x 2.5'w | Bushy | Upright
    • Bloom Types: Rosette, Very Double (40+petals)
    • Bloom Size: Large | 3" - 4"
    • Growing Zones: Very Winter Hardy | CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+
    • Fragrance Notes: Lightly Fragrant, Sweet, Fruity
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A close-up of a double-blossom rose with peach and cream petals, set against a blurred garden background.

Melissa Darling™

Healthy, hardy, and grown with care in Canada, our roses are selected for their beauty, reliability, and strength.