Yvonne Skargon: Roses - Rosa Mme Alfred Carriere

Artist: Yvonne Skargon
1931 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1991
Image Size: 6.75 by 5.75 inches
Overall Size: 13.75 by 9.75 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

Few roses are as hardy as Rosa Mme Alfred Carrière, a climbing rose which thrives where other flowers would perish. Even on north-facing walls where sunlight is an infrequent visitor, the white climber will grow healthily and bloom in profusion. Dating from 1879, some flowers of Mme Alfred Carrière have a slight pinkish "blush" in the white, double-cupped flowers. It is a garden favorite not only for its hardiness and ability to grow in locations where most cultivation is difficult, but because it is delicately scented and has a long blooming season. Climbing roses such as Mme Alfred Carrière do not "climb" in the sense of such plants as ivy and assorted vines; their stems must be supported by tying or physically intertwined with support in order to attain any degree of height. If this is not done, the rose will sprawl out on the ground, growing in a random direction because their slender stems are not strong enough to stand upright. But with the proper direction and coaching from a patient gardener, a climbing rose can be draped over a garden archway, climb a wall to a roof-top, or inch its way up a light pole. Those roses with smaller blooms and thinner canes are known as ramblers, but the larger roses such as Mme Alfred Carrière are known as true climbers and often have more than one blooming during the year. Such roses are quite popular in gardens across England.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Great Britain 26p Rosa Mme Alfred Carriere stamp issued July 16, 1991.

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