ALTESSE™ 75 – white-pink hybrid tea rose – Meilland
If You love classic roses but prefer simple gardening, ALTESSE™ 75 offers generous, repeat flowering without fuss. Large, chalice-shaped blooms in white and vivid pink lend a gently romantic look to Irish cottage borders and Dublin terraces, even where summers are cool and damp. Its upright habit and dense, glossy foliage create a neat, structured presence, ideal as a feature plant or in mixed borders, while medium maintenance means only occasional disease checks and deadheading. As an own-root rose, it builds a long-lived, reliable framework that recovers well after harsh winters and pruning, settling in as Year 1 focuses on roots, Year 2 on stronger shoots, and Year 3 on full display. In a large 40–50 litre container or open ground with sensible drainage, it repays You with refined, mildly scented blooms for cutting and everyday garden pleasure.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Cottage-style front garden focal point |
The upright, medium-tall growth and strongly bicoloured blooms give instant “proper rose” presence beside a gate or front path, yet the plant stays compact enough for small Irish gardens; ideal for beginners. |
| Classic cutting bed for the house |
Large, double, hybrid-tea flowers are carried mostly singly on strong stems, perfect for cutting without spoiling the overall shape of the bush; best for those who enjoy arranging bouquets. |
| Feature rose in a mixed border |
Dense, dark, glossy foliage makes an elegant backdrop for perennials, while the white-and-pink blooms repeat through summer, adding structure without needing complex pruning; suited to relaxed gardeners. |
| Urban terrace or small garden container |
Performs well in a generous 40–50 litre pot with good drainage, offering refined colour and light fragrance close to seating areas, with only moderate feeding and watering; ideal for busy city-dwellers. |
| Low, formal hybrid-tea row or short hedge |
Regular spacing at 40–50 cm creates a tidy, repeat-flowering line of colour that looks “grown up” but is still manageable with simple seasonal care; appealing to lovers of orderly borders. |
| Long-lived specimen rose |
On its own roots the bush establishes steadily, with good regeneration after harder pruning and a dependable framework year after year, rewarding patient owners seeking a durable investment. |
| Irish cottage-style “girly” planting mix |
The soft, creamy-pink flowers blend beautifully with lady’s mantle and ornamental grasses for a feminine, nostalgic look that stays charming through our often wet, softly lit summers; perfect for romantic styles. |
| Family garden showpiece with simple care |
Medium disease resistance and remontant flowering give reliable summer colour, even in a short season with frequent rain and high humidity around the Atlantic coast, with care kept manageable for busy households. |
Styling ideas
- COTTAGE RIBBON – Plant a short front-garden row with ALTESSE™ 75 and edge it with Alchemilla mollis; the frothy lime flowers set off the pink-cream blooms – ideal for romantic, low-maintenance entrances.
- TEA-ROSE BORDER – Use as repeating accents through a mixed border with geraniums and blue sedges, giving vertical structure and steady flowering – for gardeners who like classic form without formality.
- PARISIAN POT – Grow one bush in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot by the front door, underplanted with trailing thyme for scent – perfect for small terraces and busy urban homeowners.
- SOFT HEDGE – Create a waist-high, gently colourful hedge along a path or driveway with 40–50 cm spacing – suited to families wanting a smart look that is easy to keep in shape.
- GIRLY CORNER – Combine ALTESSE™ 75 with pink Persicaria and airy ornamental grasses for a pretty, feminine nook with repeat flowers – for those who prefer charm over complicated designs.
Technical cultivar profile
| Property |
Data |
| Name and registration |
ALTESSE™ 75 hybrid tea rose (trade name), collection Hybrid Tea; commercial type hybrid tea; registered by Meilland International; also introduced as Anticipation in the USA. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Marie-Louise Meilland, Meilland International, France, from unnamed seedling × unnamed seedling; breeding completed 1975, introduced 1990 via Meilland International and Co-Operative Rose Growers. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Medium-tall, upright hybrid tea rose, typically 100–130 cm high and 60–85 cm wide, densely thorned shoots, with abundant, dark green, glossy foliage creating a full, leafy framework. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, chalice-shaped blooms 7–10 cm across, usually solitary; 26–39 petals; classic hybrid tea form with remontant habit and particularly abundant second flush in suitable conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
White base with vivid pink to carmine margins (RHS 53C outer, 53A inner); strong cream centre–pink edge contrast; edges fade to softer salmon-rose while centres become creamier as flowers age. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Delicately rose-scented variety with mild, restrained fragrance; noticeable at close range rather than across the garden, lending a refined, unobtrusive scent suitable for seating and cut-flower use. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small hips, about 10–14 mm, ovoid, orange-red; mainly ornamental interest in late season, but production is light due to double flowers and regular deadheading in garden situations. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately −15 to −12 °C (RHS H6, Swedish zone 2, USDA 7b); resistant to powdery mildew and black spot, medium resistance to rust; overall disease resistance rated medium in trials. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun, fertile, well-drained soil; allow 40–75 cm spacing depending on use; plant 4.2–4.8 plants/m² in mass; maintenance medium with periodic pest checks, feeding and deadheading for repeat bloom. |
ALTESSE™ 75 offers large bicoloured blooms, reliable repeat flowering and long-lived own-root growth for Irish gardens; consider it if You’d like a classic hybrid tea with manageable care.
