The most noteworthy feature of rose Paul Neyron is the size of the roses, which are considered to be (perhaps) the largest found on any garden rose; immense blossoms of cerise pink may be as much as seven inches wide. Paul Neyron is sometimes referred to as a cabbage rose by our grandmothers, which is somewhat of a misnomer as cabbage rose is the common name for roses in the Centifolia class. Paul Neyron is a Hybrid Perpetual rose, a historic, yet lanky disease-ridden bunch.

I can really only recommend Paul Neyron for those lucky few who have already planted the plethora of other roses which are more deserving of a place in our gardens. Paul Neyron is very susceptible to blackspot, and the growth habit can best be described as measly. Further, the blooms, while impressive, are produced stingily on slender, bare canes. For a garden roses with blooms nearly the size of those on Paul Neyron, but found on a shrub of much healthier and attractive growth habit, try Baronne Prevost.

Introduced: 1869, Levet (France) Paul Neyron
Class: Hybrid Perpetual
Zones: 6-9
Parents: ‘Victor Verdier’ x Anna de Diesbach’
Flowers: Medium pink flushed with lilac
Very large (to 7″), cupped
Height/Width: 4 feet x 3 feet
Fragrance: Good
Of note: Perhaps the largest flowers of all time.
Prone to blackspot. Weak growth habit.

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