Esperance Rose
The Esperance Rose is a new addition to the coolers at Smith's Flowers just this past summer and has already created a stir with both customers and our staff. The bloom pictured above is a full 5.5" across, basically an average Esperance as we have seen the grow to nearly 7" once out and open. They ahve a high 40-50 petal count as well. Esperance also have an extremely long vase life. We have had them out of the cooler on display in the store for 26 days before they showed much wear and tear and have heard from customers that they achieve the same results at home quite often.
The Esperance Rose is by no means a "pink rose" in the true sense of the word. Is "guard petals" are green with a bright pink edge and a creamy center. The rose itself has a varied color. The wavey petals are a creamy pink on top, changing to a true clear pink towards the cetner of the bloom. The only thing missing from an Esperance is fragrance. To achieve a long vase life fragrance was sacraficed through breeding, but still the beauty of this rose makes up for the lack of fragrance.
Esperance Roses are available year around, but tend to go quickly in the store early in the week, so we would suggest ordering ahead of time should you choose to send someone (even yourself) a stem or two or even a dozen.