RÉMY MARTIN® – orange hybrid tea rose - Royon
RÉMY MARTIN® surrounds your front path or cottage border with softly glowing, golden-orange blooms that give a sense of comfort and gentle luxury on even the dullest Dublin afternoon. Bred from the famous ‘Gold Medal’, this grandiflora-style hybrid tea produces XL, high-centred flowers that look as at home in a vase as they do outside the kitchen window, while its own-root form promises steady longevity and reliable regrowth after tough weather. In typical Irish conditions – with frequent showers and cool breezes softened by the Atlantic – it offers dependable flowering provided you give it decent drainage and remove the spent blooms. Over the first few seasons, you will notice how Year 1 builds strong roots, Year 2 brings confident new shoots, and by Year 3 the plant has settled into its full ornamental presence, creating a quietly cheerful, feminine cottage feel that suits both “girly” planting schemes and smart terraced-house front gardens. With moderate care and simple seasonal pruning, it becomes a fragrant focal that rewards your everyday attention with armfuls of cuttable flowers.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Front garden specimen near the door |
The tall, upright habit and XL, high‑centred blooms make RÉMY MARTIN® an ideal single focal point by a path or doorway, where you can appreciate the elegant flower form and softly sweet fragrance on your way in and out, especially suitable for the busy homeowner beginner |
| Irish cottage-style mixed border |
Its warm copper‑orange tones blend beautifully with cottage perennials and airy grasses, giving a “girly”, romantic character while remaining manageable in size; repeat flowering ensures colour through much of the short Irish summer for relaxed cottage‑gardeners |
| Cut‑flower bed for home arrangements |
The long, straight stems and exhibition‑quality blooms are perfect for cutting, with buds that open slowly and hold their shape in the vase, allowing you to bring an air of classic florist luxury indoors for enthusiastic home arrangers |
| Small group planting in family gardens |
Planted in groups of three at the recommended spacing, the dense, dark green foliage and repeat flowering create a generous wave of colour; moderate maintenance keeps the display tidy without complex tasks, ideal for compact‑garden families |
| Feature rose in a sunny clay soil bed |
RÉMY MARTIN® copes well in Irish clay when planted slightly raised with added grit for drainage, responding to regular watering in dry spells and simple dead‑heading in our frequent showers and soft Atlantic breezes, practical for weather‑aware gardeners |
| Hedge‑style row along a path or drive |
At 140–180 cm high with a broad spread, it forms a loose flowering line when planted at hedge spacing; repeated flushes of warm, inviting colour guide the eye and soften hard boundaries, appealing to design‑conscious homeowners |
| Statement plant in a large container |
In a 40–50 litre or larger pot, its upright growth and dense foliage give immediate impact on terraces or balconies; own‑root stamina helps it recover well from winter and repotting, offering long‑term value for space‑limited urban residents |
| Long‑term feature in low‑chemical gardens |
With moderate disease resistance and self‑cleaning that reduces, though does not remove, dead‑heading, it suits a breathable garden approach where occasional, targeted care is preferred over frequent spraying, matching nature‑minded, low‑input owners |
Styling ideas
- Cottage Glow – Thread RÉMY MARTIN® through a border of garden montbretia and airy Bupleurum for a soft, feminine cottage palette – perfect for romantic cottage‑style gardeners
- Front‑Door Welcome – Place a single plant in a large container by the entrance, underplant with trailing thyme for year‑round texture – ideal for busy city homeowners
- Golden Ribbon – Create a loose flowering hedge along a path, interspersed with lavender to highlight the warm orange blooms – suited to design‑conscious families
- Cutting Corner – Dedicate a sunny bed to RÉMY MARTIN® with simple filler plants like gypsophila, giving you easy, regular bunches for the house – attractive to home florists
- Warm Sunset Mix – Combine with California lilac at the back and pale ornamental grasses at the front for a sunset gradient effect – great for small suburban gardens
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea and grandiflora‑type garden rose; registered as STARqueli, marketed as RÉMY MARTIN® Hybrid tea rose STARqueli, ARS exhibition name ‘Magic Lantern’. |
| Origin and breeding |
Sport of the yellow ‘Gold Medal’ hybrid tea; bred by René Royon in France, 1993; introduced 1994 by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc., protected under US Plant Patent PP 8861. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised on the American show bench: Princess of Show, East Bay Rose Society 1999, with multiple Court of Show and Court of Honor placements in regional exhibitions during 2000–2001. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Vigorous, upright shrub reaching about 140–180 cm in height and 80–120 cm spread, with dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickles; overall effect tall yet well‑clothed. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, high‑centred blooms with 26–39 petals; classic pointed buds open to XL flowers over 10 cm, usually singly or in small clusters of 1–5 per stem, suitable for cutting and display. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Copper‑tinged golden‑orange with peach undertones; buds deep orange with golden sheen, opening to vivid copper tones that pale in strong sun but remain richer in cooler weather, repeating freely in flushes. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is mild and softly sweet rather than overpowering, adding a gentle perfume at close range; more a refined background scent for seating areas than a strongly perfumed shrub rose. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is usually sparse due to the double blooms; where present, hips are small ellipsoid spheres around 10–14 mm, coloured orange‑red (RHS 43B), offering limited ornamental effect in autumn. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; benefits from good air movement and hygiene. Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3), coping well with typical Irish winters. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Prefers full sun, fertile, well‑drained soil and regular watering in dry spells; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection and dead‑heading, best at 55–100 cm spacing depending on hedge or specimen use. |
RÉMY MARTIN® Hybrid tea rose STARqueli offers XL show‑bench blooms, graceful height and dependable repeat flowering on a durable own‑root plant; an excellent choice if you enjoy classic roses and value long‑term garden structure.
