Roses in our garden: William Lobb
Rosa ‘William Lobb’ (also famously known as ‘Old Velvet Moss’) is a historic, mid-19th-century Moss Rose bred in France by Jean Laffay in 1855. It is highly prized for its theatrical colour transformation, powerful old rose fragrance, and the unique pine-scented, furry “moss” covering its buds and flower stalks. ‘William Lobb’ is a massive, vigorous . . . . .