PAROLE ® – deep pink hybrid tea rose - Kordes
Premium own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of Parole® offers growers a collectable hybrid tea with large, very full, high-centred blooms aimed at exclusive container production and cut-flower style retail ranges. The intensely fragrant, award-winning flowers combine deep-pink colour stability with a silvery edge, delivering consistent, exhibition-grade presentation in 5–7 L premium containers. Onward production benefits from an upright, bush-trained framework with 3–5 strong canes, ideal for homogeneous benches, low replacement, and predictable scheduling in nursery networks. Own-root plants provide renewable growth and long lifespan, supporting thematic rose collections and private-label offers serving public and specialist markets that need reliable quality even in cooler, exposed seasons typical of Scotland/North and similar regions. In professional systems, this cultivar fits as a long-term specimen and cut-flower type, aligning with retail and reseller channels seeking strong impact at point of sale, while the natural development from Year 1 roots through Year 2 structure to full ornamental value in Year 3 supports medium-term production planning.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Eleganza® bench – Own-root Parole® in 5–7 L premium containers, trained on 3–5 strong canes, highlighting deep-pink, high-centred blooms and fragrance as exclusive hybrid tea units – retail/reseller premium rose tables.
- Fragrance award showcase pot – Larger, well-branched containers emphasising Parole®’s very strong scent and exhibition flower form, positioned as a hero variety within scented rose collections – specialist garden centres and rose specialists.
- Cut-flower style patio rose – Upright, solitary-flowering plants in premium containers promoted for in-garden cutting, leveraging flower size and form with manageable maintenance – lifestyle-led retail ranges and catalogues.
- Collection-line specimen series – Own-root Parole® supplied as uniform specimens for thematic and show-garden projects, using its verified identity and awards background to anchor curated assortments – public-realm and institutional project suppliers.
- 40–50 L display feature – Mature, multi-year specimens in 40–50 L tubs for entrances, show benches or long-term displays, building on hardiness and structural reliability – nurseries supplying show gardens, events and flagship retail points.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as KORbilant, marketed as Parole® Eleganza® KORbilant; collection Eleganza®, exhibition hybrid tea and cut-flower type with ARS exhibition name Parole®. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by W. Kordes & Sons in Germany (breeding year 1991), registered 2006 and introduced after 2006; parentage unknown, initially distributed by W. Kordes & Sons. |
| Awards and recognition |
Multiple international awards including Potsdam Gold Medal (2001), fragrance awards in Madrid (2001), Nantes (2002) and The Hague (2004), plus further merit and special prizes in European and Japanese trials. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush with dense, slightly glossy mid-green foliage and moderate prickles; height around 80–110 cm, spread 40–60 cm, weak self-cleaning so spent blooms generally need manual removal. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, solitary, very full flowers with 40+ petals, high-centred, pointed-budded cut-rose type; remontant with plentiful second flush, sized approximately 2.75–3.95 inches for strong visual presence. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep-pink flowers with subtle purplish tone, ARS dp, RHS 57B outer/57C inner; colour holds very well, remaining deep pink, only slightly lightening to a clean matt pink before fading, without purpling. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very strong, sweet, fruity scent detectable from a distance; heavily double, high-centred blooms conceal stamens, making the variety primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-supportive in professional plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose hip set is generally low due to very double flowers; where present, hips are small, spherical, around 6–10 mm, bright orange-red, with limited visual impact compared with the prominent blooms. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate general disease resistance with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, moderate rust susceptibility; hardy approximately to -23 to -21 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA Zone 6a). |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suitable for flower beds, cut-flower use and specimen planting; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection, weak self-cleaning so deadheading recommended, best routed as premium container stock from bush-trained material. |
PAROLE ® – deep pink hybrid tea rose - Kordes offers award-backed flower quality, strong fragrance and hardy, own-root reliability for predictable, regenerative stands; please contact us to align on propagation volumes and scheduling.
