BELLEVUE ® – crimson-red hybrid tea rose - Kordes
Eleganza own-root propagation of BELLEVUE ® provides a stable, premium base for professional rose production where flower quality, colour stability and cut-flower style bud form are vital for retail and reseller programmes. As a bush-trained, hybrid tea type with 3–5 strong canes and dense, glossy dark green foliage, it is well suited to premium 5–7 L containers and structured nursery propagation beds. Its good heat tolerance supports reliable output in warmer UK regions, similarly to sites that cope well with drought and summer stress along exposed or coastal locations. Own-root production supports long-lived, homogeneous stands with low replacement needs, giving You predictable capacity from initial tray-rooted cuttings through to repeated sales cycles. In an ornamental context, You can expect a natural development curve: first year root establishment, second year structural shoots, and by the third year, full ornamental value with consistent, reblooming, high-centred blooms. The deeply crimson, velvety flowers with medium-strength fruity fragrance and hybrid tea exhibition form underpin “Exclusive finished product” ranges and collection-style displays in thematic gardens, while the rooted-cutting NEONATAL format makes scheduling, storage and internal logistics straightforward for integrated wholesale networks.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Eleganza® feature bush – Bush-trained, 3–5 cane plants in 5–7 L containers, highlighting deep crimson hybrid tea blooms and low maintenance needs – premium retail / reseller benches.
- Crimson hybrid tea cut-and-enjoy line – Container-grown plants selected for strong, repeat-flowering stems with high-centred blooms, positioned as garden-cut roses – specialist garden centres and rose retailers.
- Collection-grade Bellevue ® display unit – Uniform own-root plants for thematic Eleganza® or hybrid tea collections, leveraging colour stability and exhibition form – show gardens and curated nursery collections.
- Heat-tolerant premium bed rose – Finished in 5–7 L pots for planting into heat-exposed beds, using good drought tolerance and disease resistance to reduce aftercare – public-realm and institutional projects.
- Exclusive fragrance-accent specimen – Individually labelled specimen plants featuring fruity, medium-strength scent and velvety blooms, built from NEONATAL material for longevity – boutique and specialist resellers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose BELLEVUE ® from the Eleganza® collection; registered as KORvuebell with ARS exhibition name Gypsy Soul; commercial use under Bellevue ® Eleganza® KORvuebell in premium segments. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes (Germany) as an own seedling clone × ‘KORpauvio’; breeding year 2006, introduced and registered in 2015 by W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG as initial distributor. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, erect bush habit reaching about 85–115 cm high and 70–90 cm spread, with dense, glossy dark green foliage and moderate prickliness; bush-trained with 3–5 strong framework canes for premium presentation. |
| Flower morphology |
Large-flowered hybrid tea with very double, solitary blooms of 40+ petals; high-centred, pointed, cut-rose type buds rebloom well with an abundant second flush; manual deadheading recommended due to weak self-cleaning. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep, velvety crimson-red with purplish tones; buds appear almost blackish crimson, opening to brilliant burgundy-red, then deepening to dark claret red with subtle violet edging; colour retention excellent with minimal fading. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Clearly perceptible, medium-strength fragrance with a full, fruity character; heavily double, high-centred blooms limit access to stamens, making it primarily an ornamental rose rather than a pollinator-supporting cultivar. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is limited due to very double flowers and regular pruning; when formed, hips are ellipsoidal, red, about 8–12 mm diameter, and mainly of ornamental or incidental interest rather than a production objective. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with hardiness around -26 to -23 °C (USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4); resistant to black spot and rust with moderate powdery mildew tolerance; overall considered low-maintenance with good heat and short-drought tolerance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Primary uses include flower beds, cut-flower harvest, specimen and container culture; best routed into premium containers around 5–7 L from own-root NEONATAL cuttings; low intervention needs suit high-quality, exclusive product lines. |
BELLEVUE ® offers deep crimson hybrid tea blooms, good heat and disease tolerance, and long-lived, predictable own-root stands, making it a sound choice for premium production where we can jointly align on capacity, timing and specification.
