La Marne
My husband tells visitors that I wanted to buy our house because of this rose bush, La Marne.
I have to admit. She took my breath away and has charmed me ever since. She is about six feet tall and produces clusters of tiny pink cupped roses from March until November.
She sits at the west end of our front porch where
Now sits a rocking chair.
I love her name, La Marne.
The Antique Rose Emporium says of her, “The perfect hedge plant, ‘La Marne’ is a neat, erect bush heavily covered with healthy, shiny leaves which reblooms heavily. The flowers are borne in loose clusters of open pink and white cups that are showy and attractive at close range or at a distance. ‘La Marne’ prefers open, sunny areas.”
One site retells an interesting history of this rose .
You can find it here Basically, there were three
roses possibly named for a region following WW1
– they are not sure if they were named after the
fallen soldiers. It is a romantic notion.
La Marne is a romantic rose.
But, she was not the only reason
I fell in love with our home…
but, she’s a good start.
