BÉKE - PEACE – hybrid tea rose propagation material for professional production
heritage awards flower form fragrance premium container longevity As an own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL cutting, BÉKE - PEACE offers a historically significant, award-winning hybrid tea platform for nurseries building exclusive, premium container ranges and exhibition-grade cut flower lines. The vigorous, upright bush habit and dense, glossy foliage support reliable bush-trained production with 3–5 strong framework canes, ideal for 5–7 L pots routed into higher-value retail and reseller channels. Large, very double, light-yellow blooms with pink edges and medium-strength fragrance underpin its positioning as a signature specimen or park rose in thematic collections. Own-root structure supports predictable regeneration and long-term stand stability in professional beds, helping maintain consistent quality under typical UK nursery conditions, with good cold tolerance that performs robustly in cooler, wind-exposed production and project sites. Managed as a medium-maintenance cultivar with occasional plant protection, it fits structured production planning where year 1 focuses on root establishment, year 2 on framework development, and year 3 on delivering its full ornamental and commercial value.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 7 L heritage bush – Own-root, bush-trained plants in 7 L containers highlighting the cultivar’s historic awards and name recognition; suitable as an exclusive flagship SKU in high-end retail benches – target audience/channel: premium garden centres and specialist resellers
- Exhibition-grade cut flower block – Field or protected blocks established from NEONATAL material to optimise large, solitary blooms and stem quality for exhibition and florist-grade cutting, aligning with exclusive finished-product promises – target audience/channel: exhibitors, specialist florists via nursery suppliers
- 40–50 L specimen feature rose – Selected bush-trained plants stepped up from 5–7 L into 40–50 L tubs to create ready-to-plant specimens for parks, estates and formal projects where named, historically significant roses are required – target audience/channel: public-realm and estate contractors
- Thematic collection trio – Curated sets of BÉKE - PEACE in uniform 5 L pots as part of labelled heritage collections, leveraging own-root authenticity and story value in structured ranges – target audience/channel: public gardens, collection-focused nurseries
- Private-label signature hybrid tea – Branded own-root line with strict specification on bush training and pot size, built around flower quality and form to anchor a retailer’s top-tier rose segment – target audience/channel: large retail chains and buying groups
Technical cultivar profile
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, exhibition hybrid tea; current trade name BÉKE - PEACE Hybrid tea rose Meilland, ARS exhibition name Peace; unregistered as a formal cultivar but universally recognised in trade. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in France in 1935 by Francis Xavier Meilland for Meilland (France); complex hybrid of George Dickson and Souvenir de Claudius Pernet lines with Joanna Hill, Charles P. Kilham and Margaret McGredy ancestry; introduced internationally from 1945. |
| Awards and recognition |
Awarded All-America Rose Selection (USA, 1946), RHS Award of Garden Merit (UK, 1993), World Federation of Rose Societies World’s Favourite Rose (1976), and American Rose Society Hall of Fame status, underpinning long-term global prestige. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright hybrid tea bush 110–150 cm high, 75–105 cm spread, with dense dark glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; bush-trained to 3–5 strong framework canes; spent blooms persist and usually require manual removal to maintain display quality. |
| Flower morphology |
Large (approx. 7–10 cm) very double blooms with 40+ petals, solitary on stems, cup to chalice shaped; classic hybrid tea exhibition form, remontant with a plentiful second flush, supporting both garden impact and cut flower or show-bench presentation. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Delicate pastel light-yellow base with pink-tinged petal edges; RHS 11C outer, 65C inner; colour softens in heat, with more vivid pink margins in cooler conditions; buds greenish-yellow with pink tips, opening to creamy yellow centres and peach-pink outer tones. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, soft, well-scented rose fragrance; not overpowering but clearly perceptible around flowering plants, adding sensory value in specimen and display uses while remaining compatible with close-planting in formal beds and public spaces. |
| Hip characteristics |
Forms small, spherical, orange-red hips 12–18 mm in diameter sporadically; hips are not the primary ornamental feature but may appear after flowering where deadheading is not fully maintained, adding limited seasonal interest in stock or landscape stands. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -26 to -23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b); moderate disease resistance overall with good black spot resistance and moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust; benefits from regular watering and plant protection in stress periods. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in premium container or flower-bed roles as flower-bed, park, cut flower or specimen rose; maintenance medium, requiring some plant protection and manual deadheading; own-root NEONATAL cuttings suit professional propagation and longer-term stock-block establishment. |
BÉKE - PEACE combines award-backed flower quality, strong upright bush structure and long-lived own-root reliability, giving nurseries a predictable, regenerating premium hybrid tea option worth scheduling into future capacity planning and discussion.
