Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Harkness
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Chandos Beauty is a hybrid tea raised by Harkness and introduced in 2005. Its blooms are cream with apricot tones and strongly scented. The plant grows to about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall with a spread near 1 m. It was granted UK plant breeders' rights in 2007 and won the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012, making it a good option for a fragrant rose bed or for cutting.
Chandos Beauty traits
- Cream-apricot hybrid tea blooms
- Strong fragrance
- Upright plant around 1.2 m tall, 1 m across
- Bred by Harkness, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandos Beauty this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Chandos Beauty FAQ
What kind of rose is Chandos Beauty?
Chandos Beauty is a hybrid tea raised by Harkness and introduced in 2005. Its blooms are cream with apricot tones and strongly scented.
How does Chandos Beauty compare with other rose varieties?
Chandos Beauty: 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 Chandos Beauty good for?
Chandos Beauty 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: APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.