An iconic fragrance award-winner, this hybrid tea was named as one of The World's Favourite Rose. Unfurling very large blooms in white with a yellow centre and wide cerise-red edging that bleeds to pink, intensifying with temperature and light, Double Delight releases a very fragrant scent of old rose, tea, and citrus. Heat tolerant, this rose is ideal for statement plantings, beds, and cutting arrangements.
Double Delight opens from high-centered, pink-yellow-green buds borne mostly solitary, revealing very large, high-centered blooms in white with a soft yellow centre and a wide cerise red edging that bleeds to pink. As the double flowers mature, they transition into gently ruffled, open rosettes, their colours intensifying with temperature and light for ever-changing displays. Very fragrant with old rose layered with spicier tea notes and sweet citrus scent, these long-lasting blooms bring both dramatic colour and exceptional perfume to the garden.
Growing Details
Double Delight forms an upright shrub reaching 4' × 3', thriving from CA Zones 6+ | USDA 5+ to CA Zones 9+ | USDA 8+ and is heat tolerant. Clad in green leathery foliage with a matte finish, this self-cleaning, continuous blooming hybrid tea shows minor fungal susceptibility in some growing areas. Ideal for statement plantings, beds, and cutting arrangements where its colour-changing, fragrant blooms can be appreciated.
Awards
World Hall of Fame, Fragrance Awards, Rose Trials Awards
Add Double Delight to your garden for The World's Favourite Rose with award-winning fragrance and colour-changing blooms.
Description
Double Delight opens from high-centered, pink-yellow-green buds borne mostly solitary, revealing very large, high-centered blooms in white with a soft yellow centre and a wide cerise red edging that bleeds to pink. As the double flowers mature, they transition into gently ruffled, open rosettes, their colours intensifying with temperature and light for ever-changing displays. Very fragrant with old rose layered with spicier tea notes and sweet citrus scent, these long-lasting blooms bring both dramatic colour and exceptional perfume to the garden.
Breeder: Andeli Introduced IN 1977
Growing Details
Double Delight forms an upright shrub reaching 4' × 3', thriving from CA Zones 6+ | USDA 5+ to CA Zones 9+ | USDA 8+ and is heat tolerant. Clad in green leathery foliage with a matte finish, this self-cleaning, continuous blooming hybrid tea shows minor fungal susceptibility in some growing areas. Ideal for statement plantings, beds, and cutting arrangements where its colour-changing, fragrant blooms can be appreciated.
Characteristics
Classification: Hybrid Tea
Typical Plant Size: 4'h x 3'w | Upright
Bloom Types: High-Centered, Double (21-39 petals)
Bloom Size: Extra Large | 4" - 5"
Growing Zones: Heat Tolerant | CA Zones 9+ | USDA 8+, Winter Hardy | CA Zones 6+ | USDA 5+
Fragrance Notes: Very Fragrant, Old Rose, Tea, Citrus
Awards
1986 James Alexander Gamble Rose Fragrance Award, ARS | 1985 WFRS Rose Hall of Fame (The World's Favourite Rose) | 1981 Prix de la Rose, AJJH | 1980 Most Fragrant Rose / R.J. Frizzell Award, Belfast | 1977 All-America Rose Selection; Breeders' Choice | 1976 Fragrance Award, Geneva; Gold Medal, Rome
Double Delight
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