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WONDERFUL YOU™ – orange tea-hybrid rose - Smith
Elegant yet easy to live with, WONDERFUL YOU™ brings a luxurious hybrid tea look to everyday gardens without demanding expert care. Its upright, well-branched habit and dense, dark green foliage create a balanced bush that fits naturally into classic cottage-style front gardens. Large, high-centred blooms in a deep, glowing orange with soft apricot and creamy tints as they age give a constantly changing, refined display across the season. The moderately strong, fresh fragrance adds a romantic note to paths and seating areas, while repeat flushes keep borders colourful through the summer. As an own-root rose it matures into a long-lived, steadily regenerating shrub that copes well even where wet, heavy soils call for raised beds and good drainage, building its strength year by year for lasting confidence.
Dense, glossy dark green foliage on Wonderful You™.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden focal point by the entrance
The classic high-centred, exhibition-style blooms create an immediate sense of polish beside a front path or doorway. Planted as a single specimen with enough space around it, the upright, tidy habit stays readable from the street and rewards you with repeat flushes of orange-apricot flowers through the season, even if you keep maintenance light. Ideal for aesthetics-focused beginners
Small mixed border in a family garden
The medium height and dense, glossy foliage let this rose sit comfortably among perennials without overwhelming them, while its warm orange tones weave through cottage-style planting schemes. Pair it with soft blues and mauves for contrast, knowing that the own-root plant will bulk up steadily and hold its place in the border for years with only basic pruning and feeding. Ideal for busy urban gardeners
Low, informal hedge along paths or driveways
Planted at around 50 cm, these roses line up into a loose, flowering hedge that marks boundaries without feeling stiff or over-structured. The regular habit and medium maintenance needs mean you can keep the line neat with one main prune and a light tidy if required, while repeat flowering brings colour and scent to everyday routes around the house. Ideal for practical home owners
Small group planting (3–5 plants) as a feature bed
Grouped at 60 cm spacing, WONDERFUL YOU™ forms a rounded, harmonious clump that looks thoughtfully designed with minimal effort. The coordinated colour shifts from vibrant orange to soft apricot across the group create depth and interest, and own-root resilience supports a long-lived, stable display even when your gardening time is limited. Ideal for low-maintenance seekers
Cutting area for home flower arrangements
The long, straight stems and high-centred, pointed buds are tailored for vases, so a few plants can provide regular, elegant cut flowers for the house. With repeat-flowering and medium care requirements, you can harvest stems all summer from a modest patch, integrating it into a family garden without needing specialist rose-growing skills or greenhouse space. Ideal for home bouquet enthusiasts
Accent rose in a cottage-style planting
The glowing orange with bronze undertones gives a warm anchor amid traditional cottage favourites, standing out without clashing. Its structured, upright growth contrasts nicely with looser companions, offering a vertical accent that remains dependable over many seasons thanks to the own-root constitution and solid winter hardiness down to typical UK minimums. Ideal for cottage-garden lovers
Large container on patio or terrace (40–60 litres)
In a generously sized container with good drainage, this rose forms a sturdy, upright shrub that brings colour, perfume and structure close to the seating area. Own-root growth helps it adapt to pot life over the years, while medium maintenance and reliable flowering mean you can enjoy a refined hybrid tea on the patio without complex routines, even where garden soil is heavy and wet. Ideal for small-space gardeners
Family seating area or barbecue corner
The moderately strong, fresh fragrance and repeated flushes of lightly semi-double blooms create a pleasant backdrop for outdoor meals and play. As the plant settles, roots establish strongly in the first year, the bush fills out in the second, and by the third it reaches full ornamental presence, giving you a durable, good-looking companion to everyday family life. Ideal for relaxed family gardeners
Styling ideas
Classic welcome – Position a single plant by the front path with low lavender or santolina to frame the doorway – ideal for homeowners wanting a smart, traditional entrance.
Cottage blend – Combine with soft blue Agastache 'Blue Fortune' and pink Physostegia for a loose, romantic border – perfect for cottage-garden fans who enjoy easy seasonal colour.
Warm hedge – Create a short run of plants along a drive, underplanted with hardy geraniums to soften the base – suited to families who want structure without formality.
Patio showcase – Grow one bush in a 50–60 litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme around the rim – good for balcony or terrace gardeners seeking scent and colour close to seating.
Cutting corner – Dedicate a small bed to 3–5 plants with simple foliage companions, keeping stems accessible for easy picking – for those who like bringing home-grown flowers indoors.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose, registered as SMI170-2-4, marketed as WONDERFUL YOU™ hybrid tea rose SMI170-2-4, with a classic cut-flower style suitable for garden use and home arrangements.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Edward Smith in the United Kingdom in 2008, introduced by Style Roses in 2015; parentage is unknown, selected for garden performance and exhibition-type blooms.
Growth and structural characteristics
Upright hybrid tea reaching about 105–135 cm in height and 75–95 cm spread, moderately thorny, with dense, dark green, glossy foliage that clothes the stems well and supports a tidy outline.
Flower morphology
Large, solitary, high-centred blooms on strong stems; semi-double with around 17–25 petals, pointed buds in classic cut-rose style, repeat-flowering with a generous second flush in season.
Colour data and phenology
Deep orange with bronze undertone; buds dark orange-red, opening to vibrant orange, then shading through apricot to pale peach with creamy edges as blooms age; colour retention rated medium.
Fragrance and aroma
Moderately strong scent with a fresh, lively character noticeable at close range; semi-double flower form is partially attractive to pollinators but does not function as a primary wildlife resource.
Hip characteristics
Produces moderately abundant, small spherical hips around 12–16 mm in diameter, coloured red (RHS 43A), providing an additional ornamental feature later in the season when flowers subside.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); disease resistance medium for black spot, powdery mildew and rust, requiring occasional monitoring and treatment.
Horticultural recommendations
Plant at 60 cm in groups or 50 cm in informal hedges; give fertile, well-drained soil, regular watering and feeding, plus light annual pruning and occasional pest and disease control as needed.
WONDERFUL YOU™ offers long-lasting, fragrant orange blooms on a reliable, own-root hybrid tea that settles into borders, hedges or containers with modest care, making it a thoughtful choice if you want enduring colour without complicated routines.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
WONDERFUL YOU™ – orange tea-hybrid rose - Smith
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Full Bloom:
Medium orange, slightly paler on the inner surface of the petals.
Before Fading:
Fading peach colour with a pale creamy tint on the outer edges.
Colour Fading Description:
The closed bud changes from dark orange‑red through bright orange to mid‑orange, then before the bloom fades to a pale apricot, with the edges becoming faintly creamy.
Pollinator Attraction:
Semi-double, 13–25-petalled flowers moderately attract pollinators, as the semi-double form and reduced stamen accessibility limit their foraging.
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.
