Intrigue Rose

A rare, true-purple floribunda with an old-rose perfume strong enough to scent a whole patio.

The Intrigue Rose (Rosa 'JACum') is a compact floribunda prized for its unusual color: clusters of mauve-to-reddish-purple blooms that open from pointed buds into ruffled, semi-double flowers. Each blossom carries a deep, sweet citrus-and-old-rose fragrance, and the bush flowers in flushes from spring straight through fall above glossy, dark green foliage. At a tidy 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, it stays in scale for foundation beds, borders, and large containers while delivering color and scent all season.

Why growers choose the Intrigue Rose

• Unusual purple color. True lavender-to-plum tones are scarce among roses, and Intrigue holds its smoky purple better than most, deepening in cooler weather.
• Powerful fragrance. One of the more strongly scented floribundas, with a rich citrus-rose perfume that carries on warm evenings.
• Repeat bloom all season. Flowers arrive in generous clusters and rebloom in waves from spring to the first hard frost.
• Compact, well-branched habit. A rounded, bushy shrub that fits tighter spaces and reads as full rather than leggy.
• Fast establishment. A vigorous, fast grower that fills in quickly to a productive flowering shrub.

Plant it where the color and scent get noticed: along a walkway or patio edge, massed as a low informal hedge, woven into a mixed perennial border, or set in a roomy container near a seating area. It also earns a place in the cutting garden, where the fragrant purple clusters stand out in arrangements.