AMBOSSFUNKEN™ – red-yellow hybrid tea rose – Meyer
Bring a touch of cottage-garden charm to your front path with AMBOSSFUNKEN™, a classic hybrid tea shaped for modern Irish life. Its large, coral-red blooms streaked with golden-yellow flames open on upright stems that are perfect for cutting, filling vases indoors while the garden still looks generous outside. The strong, traditional rose fragrance drifts on damp evenings, creating that feeling of cheerful contentment after a short walk in soft rain and gently moving air that shrugs off salty Atlantic breezes and frequent showers. Own-root plants settle in reliably, building a stable, long-lived framework that copes well with low-input care and comes back even if winter or pruning are a little too bold. Think of the first year quietly laying down roots, the second pushing confident new shoots, and by the third your bush reaches its full ornamental impact in an easy-going family garden.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Cottage-style mixed flower bed |
The generous, upright shrub habit with 7–10 cm blooms makes AMBOSSFUNKEN™ ideal as a focal point in an Irish cottage-style bed, rising above perennials while still fitting a typical family garden border; low maintenance needs suit busy beginners |
| Cut-flower corner in a family garden |
Long, straight stems and exhibition-type hybrid tea blooms give you reliable, fragrant cut flowers from late spring to autumn, so a small patch can supply the house without complex care or specialist pruning for home arrangers |
| Front garden showpiece by the path |
The striking red-yellow stripe effect reads clearly from the pavement, bringing cheerful colour to Dublin terraced-house fronts; glossy dark foliage and a neat, upright outline keep it looking smart with minimal shaping for urban homeowners |
| Low-input family garden rose border |
Strong resistance to black spot, mildew and rust means fewer sprays and less worry in damp, mild Irish weather with frequent showers and soft winds, so the plant keeps its leaves and flowers reliably for time-poor gardeners |
| Long-season feature near seating |
Remontant flowering provides repeated flushes, including a generous second wave, so there is colour and scent on and off through the short Irish summer and into autumn, supporting relaxed evening use of patios for outdoor loungers |
| Informal hedge or loose screen |
With 100–140 cm spread and 75–105 cm height, spaced around 1.1 m apart, AMBOSSFUNKEN™ forms a softly upright, semi-open line that gives privacy without feeling solid, well suited to family plots shared with children and pets for practical households |
| Pollinator-friendly mixed planting |
Semi-double flowers with visible stamens offer moderate appeal to bees, especially when underplanted with simple, open companions such as Coreopsis and Achillea to create a relaxed, nature-friendly corner for wildlife lovers |
| Large container on patio or balcony |
In a 40–50 litre or larger pot with good drainage, the upright habit and strong fragrance deliver impact close to the door, while the own-root constitution supports long-term re-sprouting if exposed to wind or pruning mistakes for container gardeners |
Styling ideas
- Cottage-Glow – Combine AMBOSSFUNKEN™ with yellow yarrow and pastel foxgloves for a soft, romantic Irish cottage look – ideal for nostalgic homeowners
- Front-Focus – Place one rose each side of a short path, underplant with low Euonymus ‘Minimus’ to frame a terraced-house doorway – ideal for neat, compact front gardens
- Cutting-Strip – Run a sunny border with repeated AMBOSSFUNKEN™ and Coreopsis, giving a steady supply of scented stems and filler flowers – ideal for home florists
- Wildlife-Drift – Weave this rose through a loose drift of Achillea and ornamental grasses to soften fences while still feeding visiting insects – ideal for nature-conscious families
- Patio-Scent – Grow a single plant in a 50 litre half-barrel with thyme at the base for evening fragrance beside a small seating area – ideal for balcony and patio users
Technical cultivar profile
| Property |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea garden rose; registered as Ambossfunken, trade name Ambossfunken™ Hybrid tea rose Ambossfunken; ARS exhibition name Ambossfunken; collection: Hybrid tea rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Natural sport of ‘Signora Piero Puricelli’; bred by E. H. F. Meyer in South Africa, 1961; introduced by W. Kordes’ Söhne (Germany, 1961) and Vilmorin-Andrieux (France, 1963). |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush, 75–105 cm high, 100–140 cm spread; moderately dense, glossy dark green foliage; moderately thorny shoots; weak self-cleaning, so benefits from regular deadheading. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, 13–25 petals; large 7–10 cm, mainly solitary blooms of cup to goblet form on strong stems; remontant with abundant second flush in suitable conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Red-yellow bicolour; coral-red base with irregular golden-yellow stripes and spots; RHS 42A outer, 14B inner; yellow areas may pale in strong sun, giving softer peach-orange tones. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, clearly recognisable classic rose scent with characterful, traditional overtones; well suited to seating areas and for cutting where perfume is a key requirement. |
| Hip characteristics |
Moderate crop of spherical rose hips, 12–18 mm diameter, orange-red when ripe; visual seasonal interest if spent blooms are not removed late in the season. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Very good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to about −26 to −23 °C (H7, USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4); good heat tolerance with watering in prolonged drought. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in sunny sites with well-drained soil; prefers regular deadheading and moderate feeding; spacing 120 cm for mass, 110 cm for hedge, 200 cm specimen; 0.7–0.8 plants/m² in plantings. |
AMBOSSFUNKEN™ offers striking red-yellow blooms, strong fragrance and disease-resistant, long-lived own-root growth that rewards patient gardeners with reliable colour and scent; consider it if you value characterful roses with minimal fuss.
