Key facts
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- Once-flowering
- Breeder
- Laffay
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Nuits de Young is a moss rose bred by Laffay in 1845. It has maroon-purple flowers with a moderate scent. The shrub grows to about 1.5 m tall and 1 m wide. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2002. A choice for gardeners building a collection of old roses with dark flowers.
Nuits de Young traits
- Moss rose with maroon-purple flowers
- Moderate fragrance
- About 1.5 m tall and 1 m wide
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Good for
- Old-rose collections
- Mixed borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuits de Young this page | — | Shrub | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| Andrewsii | — | Shrub | — |
| Aphrodite | — | Shrub | — |
| Boscobel | — | Shrub | — |
| Canary Bird | — | Shrub | — |
| Cantabrigiensis | — | Shrub | — |
Nuits de Young FAQ
What kind of rose is Nuits de Young?
Nuits de Young is a moss rose bred by Laffay in 1845. It has maroon-purple flowers with a moderate scent.
How does Nuits de Young compare with other rose varieties?
Nuits de Young: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Nuits de Young good for?
Nuits de Young is grown for old-rose collections, mixed borders.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
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- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
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Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.