THÉRÈSE BUGNET ROSE Rosa ‘Thérèse Bugnet’
• A legendary ultra‑hardy shrub rose bred in Alberta in the 1950s, by French‑Canadian novelist, poet, and self‑taught horticulturist, Georges Bugnet, through an unusually complex series of hybridizations involving several hardy wild rose species over decades of plant breeding on his homestead near Rich Valley (between Lac Ste. Anne and Lac La Nonne) Alberta. His goal was to create a rose celebrated for its exceptional cold tolerance, vigorous growth, and remarkable resilience in prairie climates, while still offering beauty, fragrance, and vigor.
• Produces large, richly fragrant, double pink blooms from early summer and often repeating into fall; flowers are abundant and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.
• Features striking red‑purple canes that provide strong winter interest, along with healthy, glossy foliage that shows excellent resistance to common rose diseases.
• Forms a tall, dense, suckering shrub that can be used as a hedge, screen, or specimen; responds well to renewal pruning but remains easygoing even with minimal care.
• Thrives in full sun and well‑drained soil; once established, it is notably tolerant of drought, wind, and poor soils, making it one of the most reliable roses for prairie gardeners.
• Full Sun • Zone 2 • 1.5–2 m Height × 1.5–2 m Width
