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A close-up of a ruffled rose in bloom with pale yellow and creamy white petals, alongside a closed bud, set against a soft-focus green garden background.
A close-up of cream and pale yellow roses with pink-tipped petals, shown outdoors against a blue sky and blurred greenery.
A close-up of a rose bloom with pale cream to light pink petals and reddish-pink edging, photographed outdoors against a blurred green leafy background.

Grafted on Rosa Multiflora, #1 Graded Rose

Eleganza® Athena®

$54.95 CAD Reopens Oct 15 Limited Small Batch
Eligible for flat rate shipping.

'KORcripoco', also known as Robert Hossein

A rose that changes its mood with the temperatures, Eleganza® Athena® produces extra large, very double blooms that shift from creamy butter yellow in cooler conditions to near white in heat, with cerise pink edging that deepens and intensifies with sun exposure. This hybrid tea rose is moderately fragrant with fruity notes, ideal for statement plantings, beds, hedges, and cutting. Part of the Kordes Eleganza® collection with good disease resistance and very winter hardy credentials.

More About Eleganza® Athena®

Eleganza® Athena® unfolds from greenish white teardrop buds with red tips into extra large, very double blooms. The open-cupped old-fashioned flowers reveal layers of ruffled and reflexed petals in creamy butter yellow that trends to white in heat, while cerise pink edging develops and intensifies at the petal edges with sun exposure. Clusters of long lasting blooms carry a moderate fruity fragrance, Eleganza® Athena® offering a subtly different display with every change in temperature and light throughout the season.
Growing Details

An upright hybrid tea rose reaching 5 feet in height and 3 feet in width. Eleganza® Athena® is clad in medium green glossy foliage and demonstrates good disease resistance. Very winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. With long lasting blooms that respond beautifully to light and temperature, Eleganza® Athena® earns its place in statement plantings, beds, hedges, and cutting gardens with equal elegance.
Awards
Rose Trials Awards

Grow Eleganza® Athena® and enjoy a rose whose beauty shifts as gracefully as the seasons.

  • Description

    Eleganza® Athena® unfolds from greenish white teardrop buds with red tips into extra large, very double blooms. The open-cupped old-fashioned flowers reveal layers of ruffled and reflexed petals in creamy butter yellow that trends to white in heat, while cerise pink edging develops and intensifies at the petal edges with sun exposure. Clusters of long lasting blooms carry a moderate fruity fragrance, Eleganza® Athena® offering a subtly different display with every change in temperature and light throughout the season.


    Breeder: Kordes    Introduced IN 2014

  • Growing Details

    An upright hybrid tea rose reaching 5 feet in height and 3 feet in width. Eleganza® Athena® is clad in medium green glossy foliage and demonstrates good disease resistance. Very winter hardy, thriving in CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+. Requires full sun and adapts to all soil types. With long lasting blooms that respond beautifully to light and temperature, Eleganza® Athena® earns its place in statement plantings, beds, hedges, and cutting gardens with equal elegance.

  • Characteristics

    • Classification: Hybrid Tea
    • Typical Plant Size: 5'h x 3'w | Upright
    • Bloom Types: High-Centered, Rosette, Very Double (40+petals)
    • Bloom Size: Extra Large | 4" - 5"
    • Growing Zones: Very Winter Hardy | CA Zones 5-6+ | USDA 4-5+
    • Fragrance Notes: Moderate Fragrant, Fruity
    • Disease Resistance: Disease Resistant

  • Awards

    2014 Baden b. Wien/Vienna – 1st Prize
A close-up of a ruffled rose in bloom with pale yellow and creamy white petals, alongside a closed bud, set against a soft-focus green garden background.

Eleganza® Athena®

Healthy, hardy, and grown with care in Canada, our roses are selected for their beauty, reliability, and strength.