Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Tantau
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Charlie's Rose is a hybrid tea from Tantau, introduced in 1994. It bears pink flowers with a strong scent on a plant that grows to about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and 1.2 m across. It won the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012 and works well in a rose bed or as a source of fragrant cut stems.
Charlie's Rose traits
- Pink hybrid tea flowers
- Strong fragrance
- Grows up to about 1.5 m tall, 1.2 m wide
- Bred by Tantau, 1994
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Fragrant borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie's Rose this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Charlie's Rose FAQ
What kind of rose is Charlie's Rose?
Charlie's Rose is a hybrid tea from Tantau, introduced in 1994. It bears pink flowers with a strong scent on a plant that grows to about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and 1.2 m across.
How does Charlie's Rose compare with other rose varieties?
Charlie's Rose: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous, Alexander. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Charlie's Rose good for?
Charlie's Rose is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, fragrant borders.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 321 rose varieties
Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.