The inner surface of the petals is vivid red, while the underside is a pale yellow. The two tones create a strong contrast. - hybrid tea rose - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - delicately sweet-scented
– Striking red-yellow bicolour hybrid tea blooms
– Reliable repeat flowering for a long season
– Medium, clearly sweet fragrance
– Upright, compact habit for borders or pots
– Good overall disease resistance, low maintenance
– Special feature: Colourama’s blooms change shade beautifully as they open and age, from bright red and yellow to warm brick red with creamy tones.
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COLORAMA® – red-yellow hybrid tea rose – Meilland
Colour and classic hybrid tea blooms make Colorama® a striking yet easy-going choice for everyday gardens, bringing reliable flowering to small borders, front gardens and mixed cottage-style beds. Its upright, medium-height habit is ideal where you want a defined focal point that still fits into a modest family plot, while the rose’s naturally healthy foliage reduces the need for spraying in typical UK conditions with frequent rain and wind off the coast. The refined, double, cup-shaped flowers are well suited to cutting, so you can enjoy their medium, sweet fragrance indoors as well. Supplied as an own-root plant, Colorama® establishes steadily and can regenerate over time for a long-lived, balanced structure in the garden.
Colorama® shows a double flower form with a well-filled centre.
Colorama® shows a cup-shaped, double bloom with a striking red-and-yellow colour contrast.
Colorama® bloom in the late phase, with deepening red tones and fading yellow reverse.
Colorama® shows medium-density, dark green foliage.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden feature rose
Colorama®’s upright, medium-sized habit forms a neat, eye-catching accent beside a path, gate or bay window without overwhelming a small front plot. Its defined structure makes it easy to position and prune flexibly to suit classic British frontage layouts, suiting beginners.
Small borders and mixed beds
The plentiful repeat flowering gives steady colour from summer onwards, so even a short border reads as “in bloom” for much of the season. In typical family gardens this dependable display helps avoid gaps, supporting a tidy, finished look valued by homeowners.
Low-maintenance rose planting
With good resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust, Colorama® suits gardeners wanting to minimise spraying and complex regimes. Its resilient health keeps foliage presentable in humid, showery weather, offering reassurance to time-pressed gardeners.
Own-root long-term rose area
As an own-root plant, Colorama® settles in and gradually builds a balanced bush that can regenerate from its base if cut back hard or after winter damage. This underpins a long-lived planting that rewards patient enthusiasts.
Cutting garden and vase use
The elegant, double, cup-shaped flowers with their red-and-yellow contrast are well suited for cutting individually on long, straight stems. A few bushes provide regular stems for arrangements, adding value for style-conscious owners.
Cottage-style and colour-contrast schemes
The striking red and yellow bicolour blends well with airy perennials and ornamental grasses, creating a relaxed yet vivid cottage feel. Its compact size allows easy pairing with softer companions without shading them out, pleasing cottage-border fans.
Containers and large patio pots
Colorama®’s upright growth and medium spread adapt well to a generous container of at least 40–50 litres, where regular watering and feeding are straightforward near the house. This suits paved or courtyard spaces favoured by urban residents.
Developing family garden plantings
Planted young, Colorama® focuses on roots in the first year, then builds strong shoots in the second, reaching full ornamental presence by around the third season, making planning easier for forward-looking planners.
Styling ideas
Cottage-contrast – Combine Colorama® with blue sedges and soft pink perennials for a lively, informal cottage border – ideal for romantically inclined homeowners.
Frontage-focus – Plant a pair by the front path with low evergreen edging to frame the doorway – suitable for those wanting quick kerb appeal.
Patio-centrepiece – Grow one bush in a 50-litre terracotta pot with trailing herbs at the rim – perfect for balcony and courtyard gardeners.
Cutting-corner – Group 3 plants in a sunny bed solely for cut flowers to keep vases filled – appealing to flower-arranging enthusiasts.
Structured-mix – Weave Colorama® through mixed shrub and perennial planting to punctuate softer shapes – for designers seeking clear focal points.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose, registered as MEIrigalu, marketed as Colorama® Hybrid tea rose MEIrigalu; ARS exhibition name Colorama, a red-yellow hybrid tea for garden and cut flower use.
Origin and breeding
Bred in France in 1967 by Marie-Louise Meilland from ‘Suspense’ × ‘Confidence’; introduced 1979 by URS - Meilland, representing the classic Meilland hybrid tea breeding line.
Growth and structural characteristics
Upright hybrid tea with medium density dark green foliage, typically 70–100 cm high and 50–70 cm wide, moderately thorny stems, forming a defined, bushy structure in borders or containers.
Flower morphology
Double, cup-shaped hybrid tea blooms with 26–39 petals, produced mainly singly on stems of medium length; medium flower size, repeat flowering with a generous second flush in season.
Colour data and phenology
Vivid red inner petals over pale yellow reverses (RHS 10C, 45A); buds red with golden yellow base; tones shift through coral to brick red, with yellow fading to cream and near off-white as blooms age.
Fragrance and aroma
Clearly perceptible, medium-strength sweet rose scent, noticeable at close range and suitable for cutting; fragrance adds value both in the garden and indoors in simple vase arrangements.
Hip characteristics
Hip set generally slight due to double flowers; any hips are small ellipsoids, around 8–12 mm, orange-red (RHS 40A), contributing modest late-season interest without dominating the plant.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy approximately to -15 to -12 °C (RHS H6, Swedish Zone 2, USDA 7b), suiting much of the UK with normal winter protection where exposed.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in sunny sites with well-drained soil; suitable for borders, specimens, low hedging, containers, and cutting; plant 40–65 cm apart depending on effect; low-maintenance with basic feeding and pruning.
COLORAMA® – red-yellow hybrid tea rose – MEIrigalu combines vivid bicolour blooms, reliable repeat flowering and a compact, upright habit with the resilience and regeneration of an own-root plant, making it a thoughtful choice for long-term family gardens.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
COLORAMA® – red-yellow hybrid tea rose - Meilland
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Foliage:
The variety has foliage of medium density. The surface texture of the leaves cannot be categorised unambiguously, and their colour is a dark green shade (RHS 137A).
Flower Colour Description:
The inner surface of the petals is vivid red, while the underside is a pale yellow. The two tones create a strong contrast.
Closed Bud:
Features deep red tips and a base that shades to golden yellow, with a glossy surface.
Newly Opened Flower:
The inner petals are an intense bright red, while the outer undersides are a delicate creamy yellow that takes on a reddish tint at the edges.
Full Bloom:
The red lightens slightly, becoming a warm coral red, while the yellow undersides fade to a soft cream colour.
Before Fading:
The red tones deepen to a brick red, while the yellow reverse fades to an almost off‑white.
Colour Fading Description:
During opening the red hue lightens slightly to a coral red, then deepens to brick red before the bloom fades; the yellow reverse gradually fades to cream and finally to almost off-white.
Pollinator Attraction:
According to the descriptions, its double, high‑centred blooms attract pollinators poorly, as the double flower form and reduced accessibility of the stamens limit pollinator attraction.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its double, high-centred flowers partly conceal the stamens, so its pollinator-friendliness is limited and it is mainly an ornamental variety.
Hip Comment:
Hip formation is expected to be slight due to the double flowers; any hips produced are 8–12 mm in diameter, ellipsoidal in shape, orange‑red (RHS 40A).
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
PharmaRosa Ltd. Company registration number: 01-09-717479 VAT number: 13075314-2-43 Plant health registration no.: HU130721 Bank account (IBAN): HU85117631891388688400000000 BIC (SWIFT): OTPVHUHB Bank name: OTP Bank Nyrt.
