Rose Baron Girod de l'Ain

Baron Girod de l'Ain is a hybrid perpetual discovered in 1897. It's estimated to get up to 5 feet high and 4 wide. The flowers are amazing, a deep blood red with white, ruffled edges. For me the fragrance is nice but not powerful. It's been healthy so far. No rebloom yet. We had some record-breaking lows this year (several nights of -10), and I think this contributed to quite a bit of cane death. This surprises me as I assumed HPs were hardy. The Baron is down to two 5-foot-tall canes this spring but otherwise looks fine.

Purchased from Pickering in spring of 2009.

First bud of 2011, April 29

Baron Girod de l'Ain, May 2010