Rose Versigny - Bare root

Versigny is a French shrub rose with full, strongly ruffled flowers that blend salmon pink and apricot around a warmer orange centre. The cupped blooms, commonly carried in clusters, reach approximately 10 cm across. A moderate fruity-sweet fragrance adds another layer of interest, with different sources reporting notes such as peach, apricot, rose, citrus, anise, almond and vanilla. Its upright habit can bring warm colour to a feature planting, garden bed or mixed border.

Key features

• Botanical name: Rosa 'MASVERSI'
• Trade name: Versigny
• Breeder: Dominique Massad for Roseraie Guillot
• Origin: France
• Introduction year: 1998
• Rose type: shrub rose from the Générosa Collection
• Mature height: approximately 1.2 m in Australian sources
• Mature width: up to approximately 0.7 m as a provisional planning guide
• Flower colour: salmon pink to apricot with a warmer orange centre
• Flower form: full, cupped and strongly ruffled, commonly in clusters
• Flower size: approximately 10 cm
• Fragrance: moderate, complex and fruity-sweet
• Flowering habit: repeat flowering; an Australian source records flushes from approximately November to May
• Growth habit: upright bush or shrub
• Foliage: dark green and matt
• Position: full sun

Growing in Australia

Australian nursery sources commonly list Versigny at approximately 1.2 m high. Allow up to about 0.7 m in width as an initial planning guide, with actual spread varying by climate and care. One local nursery records flowering flushes from roughly November to May; actual timing may change with climate, seasonal weather and care. Choose a full-sun position and allow enough room for its upright form.

Care tips

Follow general shrub rose care by planting in prepared soil that drains freely, then watering deeply at the root zone when needed. Cover the surrounding soil with mulch to reduce moisture loss, keeping it away from the stems. Feed with a suitable rose fertiliser during active growth according to the product directions. In the dormant season, remove dead, damaged and crowded growth, then shape the upright framework. Check foliage and flower buds regularly so common rose problems can be addressed promptly.

Best uses

• Feature planting
• Garden beds
• Mixed borders
• Cut flowers

Purchase note

Available as a bare-root rose from Summer Garden. Product availability and plant size may vary by season.

FAQs

How large does Versigny Rose grow?

Australian sources commonly list approximately 1.2 m in height; allow up to about 0.7 m in width as a provisional guide.

What colour are Versigny flowers?

The ruffled blooms blend salmon-pink and apricot tones around a warmer orange centre.

What does Versigny Rose smell like?

It has a moderate, complex fruity-sweet fragrance, with individual notes varying between published descriptions.