BEVERLY® – pink hybrid tea rose – Kordes
Step outside for a few quiet minutes and let BEVERLY® wrap your front garden in perfume and soft pink light – an elegant hybrid tea rose that gives you luxurious, long-stemmed blooms without complicated work. This own-root shrub settles in reliably even in Irish rainfall and breeze, rewarding you with repeat-flowering, high-centred blooms that look as if they have come straight from a florist. Plant once and enjoy a genuine long-term garden companion as its roots deepen, its flowering improves and its character quietly matures. With dense glossy foliage and an upright, bushy habit, it fits beautifully into a “girly” cottage-border mix or a small Dublin terrace front. Give it reasonable sun, basic drainage, the occasional deadheading session and light seasonal pruning, and it will give you years of scented walks to the gate.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
|---|
| Feature rose by the front door |
Planted where you pass every day, BEVERLY® makes the most of its very strong, citrus perfume and florist-style blooms, turning quick trips in and out of the house into small moments of calm pleasure for fragrance-loving homeowners |
| Cutting patch in a family garden |
The long, straight stems and large, high-centred flowers lend themselves perfectly to vases, so one or two bushes can supply repeat flushes of exhibition-style cut roses throughout the season for busy home florists |
| Rose bed in a sunny front garden |
Its upright, bushy habit and dense, glossy foliage create a structured, tidy look in a traditional rose bed, letting you achieve a classic, “proper” rose garden with straightforward seasonal care for traditional cottage gardeners |
| Specimen rose in a mixed border |
Used as a single specimen with perennials at its feet, BEVERLY® stands out through its steady repeat flowering, providing colour and scent from early summer well into autumn despite changeable Irish summers for colour-focused beginners |
| Own-root long-term planting |
As an own-root rose it builds a sturdy framework over time, regenerating well from the base and keeping its character even after hard pruning, so you can expect stable ornamental value for many years for low-maintenance planners |
| Large container on patio or balcony |
In a 40–50 litre pot with good compost and drainage, its compact, upright form and glossy leaves make an elegant statement piece that stays manageable and easy to tend for urban terrace gardeners |
| Small hedge or row along a path |
Planted at hedge spacing, BEVERLY® forms a low, fragrant barrier with repeat-flowering pink blooms that soften paths and driveways, bringing a welcoming, romantic feel with simple pruning and feeding for practical front-garden owners |
| Developing family garden with improving soil |
As your soil structure improves with mulching and time, this rose steadily responds: in the first year it focuses on roots, in the second on framework shoots, and from the third year you enjoy its full flowering impact, even where heavy ground first needed drainage help, for patient new gardeners |
Styling ideas
- Cottage-Pink Path – line a short garden path with BEVERLY® and underplant with sweet alyssum for a soft, scented, “girly” cottage feel – ideal for nostalgic front-garden owners
- Terrace Statement Pot – grow a single plant in a 50 litre container near the steps, combining it with trailing lobelia for long, easy-care summer colour – perfect for compact city spaces
- Romantic Cut-Flower Row – plant a small row in the veg or side garden, giving you a steady supply of long-stemmed blooms to cut without stripping the main borders – suited to home bouquet makers
- Glossy-Foliage Border – mix BEVERLY® with blue verbena and airy grasses, letting its dark leaves and pink flowers anchor a relaxed, naturalistic border – for design-aware cottage gardeners
- Front-Door Welcome – place two matching plants by the entrance, edged with low windflowers, so visitors walk through a waft of perfume and soft colour – great for sociable hosts
Technical cultivar profile
| Attribute | Data |
|---|
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose registered as KORpauvio, marketed as BEVERLY® Eleganza®. Belongs to the Eleganza® collection and approved as exhibition hybrid tea by the American Rose Society. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Wilhelm Kordes III. at W. Kordes’ Söhne in Germany, from a cross of ‘The McCartney Rose’ × unknown seedling; registered 2008 and introduced internationally after 2008. |
| Awards and recognition |
Highly decorated hybrid tea: Golden Rose of The Hague (2013), plus two major Biltmore International Rose Trials awards in 2013 for fragrance and best hybrid tea performance. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, bushy shrub reaching about 100–140 cm in height and 70–110 cm spread, with dense, moderately thorny stems and dark, glossy foliage that gives a full, polished appearance. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, 7–10 cm, high-centred, very double blooms with more than 40 petals, classic pointed buds and solitary stems, producing strong repeat flushes in typical hybrid tea fashion. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Pure mid-pink flowers, deeper in bud, fading to pastel pink with a delicate silvery sheen towards the end, maintaining an even, non-purple tone through successive repeat-flowering waves. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very strong, garden-filling perfume with a fresh citrus character; ideal for placing near paths, doors or seating where the scent can be appreciated during everyday use of the garden. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small, orange-red, ovoid rose hips may form, typically 10–14 mm across, but this cultivar is mainly grown for its repeat-flowering, highly double ornamental blooms rather than fruit. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to around −26 to −23 °C (H7, USDA 5b), with moderate resistance to blackspot, mildew and rust; regular hygiene, mulching and timely deadheading help maintain healthy foliage. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil; plant at 55–100 cm spacing depending on use, water in dry spells, feed yearly, and deadhead to support continuous, high-quality flowering. |
BEVERLY® offers richly perfumed, long-stemmed pink blooms on an easy-to-manage, long-lived own-root shrub, making it a refined yet practical choice for Irish family gardens and modest terraces; consider it when you want lasting scent and structure.
