VENUSIC™ – yellow hybrid tea rose - Delbard-Chabert
With Venusic you gain a classic hybrid tea rose that slips easily into everyday British family gardens, offering reliable flowering with elegant, cup-shaped buds in warm saffron-yellow tones. Its upright form and dense, glossy foliage help keep borders looking orderly, while its medium-height habit is well suited to front gardens and smaller plots where space must be used wisely. Bred for resistance to common fungal diseases, it keeps a clean leaf canopy even in humid summers and breezy sites where good air movement and firm anchoring in the soil really matter in a typical UK garden. The medium, noticeably peach-and-green-tea fragrance makes it a charming cut-flower choice as well as a bed rose, with remontant flushes providing a long season of colour. As an own-root plant, it builds a stable bush over time, supporting a long lifespan in the garden, developing its root system in the first year, strengthening shoots in the second, and reaching full ornamental value by the third year.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
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| Front garden focal rose |
The upright habit and medium height create a clear vertical accent without overwhelming a small front bed or path edge. Dense, glossy foliage keeps the plant looking tidy between flushes, supporting a neat first impression for visitors and passers-by, especially valued by beginners. |
| Small mixed border with perennials |
Remontant flowering ensures repeat waves of soft saffron-yellow blooms that weave smoothly among cottage-garden perennials such as columbines and purple coneflowers. This consistent flowering provides structure and continuity in mixed plantings for those who like a long-performing, low-fuss backbone, ideal for hobby-gardeners. |
| Cutting corner for home bouquets |
Solitary, well-formed hybrid tea blooms on upright stems suit cutting for vases, with a medium, peach-and-green-tea fragrance that translates well indoors. Regular home cutting naturally encourages new buds, so even basic deadheading becomes part of enjoying the flowers, a reassuringly simple routine for urban-owners. |
| Easy-care family flower bed |
Good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust allows the bush to stay in leaf with minimal intervention, even in damp or overcast spells. This resilience helps maintain a stable, attractive presence in lived-in family spaces where time is limited and spraying is undesirable for busy-families. |
| Own-root long-term rose grouping |
The own-root form gradually builds a balanced, well-anchored shrub that can regenerate from its base if pruned harder or after winter damage. Over the years this supports a cohesive, long-lived rose area that needs only basic annual pruning, suiting those planning settled, enduring plantings, including homeowners. |
| Small hedge or row along a path |
Regular spacing at 40–50 cm creates an orderly row; the upright growth and dense foliage naturally knit together into a light, flowering hedge. While self-cleaning is weak, simple occasional deadheading keeps the line smart, making border upkeep straightforward for appearance-focused. |
| Large patio container planting |
In a 40–50 litre pot with good drainage, its compact spread and vertical habit provide height and colour without crowding a terrace. Strong roots in own-root stock adapt well to the container environment over time, giving a durable, moveable accent for balcony-owners. |
| Weather-exposed family garden bed |
A firm, upright framework and dense foliage help it cope with typical British breezes and changeable weather, including sites where shelter is limited and reliable stability in the soil is important in everyday gardens. This makes it a sound, low-anxiety choice for starters. |
Styling ideas
- Cottage Trio – Combine Venusic with pale blue columbines and lamb’s ear edging for a soft, romantic front border – suited to lovers of classic cottage-garden charm.
- Sunny Showcase – Plant three Venusic in a triangle near the front door, underplanted with low silver foliage, for a welcoming yellow highlight – ideal for style-conscious homeowners.
- Cut-and-Come – Create a small cutting patch with Venusic alongside purple coneflowers for contrasting vase material – perfect for those who enjoy arranging flowers at home.
- Orderly Row – Line a path with evenly spaced Venusic plants to form a light, fragrant hedge that stays neat with simple annual pruning – good for tidy, time-poor gardeners.
- Patio Anchor – Grow Venusic in a generous 50 litre terracotta pot with trailing herbs at the rim for scent and softness – appealing to balcony and terrace gardeners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Property | Data |
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| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as DELdra and marketed as Venusic™ Hybrid tea rose DELdra; belongs to the Hybrid tea rose commercial group and exhibition hybrid tea category. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by André Delbard-Chabert at Georges Delbard nurseries in France, 1966; complex parentage including ‘Queen Elizabeth’, ‘Provence’, ‘Madame Joseph Perraud’ and ‘Bayadère’ for refined form and colour. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, bushy plant 100–140 cm tall and 60–80 cm wide, with dense, dark green glossy foliage and moderate prickliness, forming a well-filled shrub suitable for beds, borders and low hedging. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, double, cup-shaped solitary blooms with 26–39 petals and a slight central rise; remontant habit provides an abundant second flush after the main flowering period in summer. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Saffron-yellow flowers with a golden sheen, mid-yellow outside and paler creamy inner petals; colour fades gently to pale butter-yellow yet remains yellow-toned from bud to full bloom and decline. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, noticeable scent with peachy and green-tea notes; fragrance is apparent both outdoors and in the vase, enhancing its use as a cut flower and in seating areas or near entrances. |
| Hip characteristics |
Moderate production of small 6–10 mm ellipsoidal orange-red hips, adding discrete ornamental interest in autumn without overwhelming the plant’s primary role as a garden and cutting rose. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3), suitable for most UK regions with standard winter protection. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun with well-drained soil; space 40–75 cm depending on use. For mass planting allow about 4–5 plants/m²; benefits from regular deadheading and basic annual pruning for shape. |
VENUSIC™ – yellow hybrid tea rose - Delbard-Chabert offers reliable remontant flowering, notable disease resistance and a long-lived own-root habit, making it a thoughtful choice if you would like a dependable, elegant rose for your garden.
