Gros Choux D'Hollande is an old variety bourbon rose with a bushy upright habit with globular blooms in small clusters of very double fragrant pink flowers. The heaviest bloom time is spring but will continue to bloom to late summer. It can tolerate some clay soil but needs good drainage. For full information on common pests and diseases, please see the Rosa page. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Belle Poitevine'Rosa 'Great Maiden' s Blush'Rosa Lady of the Dawn 'INTerlada'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Large, dark green foliage with 3 to 5 leaflets.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Cup; Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
4-5 inch fragrant, very double flowers growing in small clusters. Up to 50 petals per bloom.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Patio
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Hedge; Specimen
Garden tags
#long bloom time #double flowers #specimen #pink flowers #fragrant flowers #full sun tolerant #hedge #prickles #shrub rose