The very healthy Peach Melba® rose is breeder Kordes’ new apricot/peachy climber. Decorated with numerous international awards, this climber produces clusters of gently pendulous apricot/peachy flowers with warm pink edges and outer petals. Delicately scented, the medium-sized blooms are very double and open-cupped, giving it an old-fashioned look. This climber is bushy and upright reaching 8′-9′ in height with glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.
For helpful rose care tips for the Peach Melba® rose, please visit our Rose Care page.
Limit of 1 rose per household per season.
Other Names |
KORmelpea
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Classification |
Climbing Roses
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Repeat Bloomer |
Repeat Blooming
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Colour |
Apricot and Apricot Blend
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Bloom Size |
Medium
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Bloom Shape |
Open-Cupped
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Petal Count |
Full (26-40 petals)
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Fragrance |
Scented
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Plant Form |
Upright
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Plant Height |
8' – 9'
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Healthy |
Very Healthy
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Hardiness Zones |
USDA 5 – 10
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Sun Requirement |
6+ hours of direct sunlight
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Breeder |
Kordes, 2018
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Awards |
RHS Rose of The Year (Great Britain) 2023, Hradec Králové First Prize 2022, Belfast Best Climber 2021, Kortrijk Silver Medal 2021, Warsaw Certificate of Merit 2020, ADR 2019, Bagatelle (Paris) 2eme Prix 2019, Bagatelle (Paris) Journalists' Choice 2019, Kortrijk Silver Medal 2019, Le Roeulx Certificate of Merit 2019, Rome Gold Medal 2019
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Usage |
Climber, Garden Rose
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Propagation |
Grafted on Multiflora, Produced by Palatine Fruit and Roses
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Root Form |
Bare-Root Rose, Potted Rose Pick Up Only
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The heights & zones are guidelines only. Roses & fruit trees grow differently in different zones, and require proper winter protection accordingly.
Please know we only ship bare root roses.
We ship throughout North America from the end of February to the end of April. We cannot ship outside of North America at this time.
When you place your order, select your preferred shipping date based upon your personal schedule, gardening preferences, and circumstances. You may have surgery or a travel schedule you need to consider. You may also have a green house or a micro climate that may require a different than suggested shipping date.
The general planting guidelines are as follows:
- Zones 9-13: January – late February
- Zone 8: mid – late February
- Zone 7: early – mid March
- Zone 6: mid – late March
- Zones 3-5: early April – May
On rare occasions we may reach out to you with a different ship to date. This is solely to protect the quality and well being of the plants in response to ever changing weather patterns. Would we need to change your date you will be notified in advance by email.
For our Canadian Customers:
All orders ship on Mondays. Canadian orders will be shipped via Loomis Express straight from our nursery to you. You will receive a tracking number from the Loomis Express.
We reserve the right to refuse to ship orders if we deem the weather to be too risky to the plant’s health.
Please see Shipping Rates in Canada.
For our US Customers:
US orders are exported to our US Warehouse and ship Mondays via Fed-Ex. You will receive a tracking number from the warehouse, Freight Boy Inc. On occasions these tracking numbers have found their way into our customers’ email junk mail. Before reaching out to us please have a look there for a Fed-Ex shipment coming from Freight Boy, Niagara Falls, NY.
We reserve the right to refuse to ship orders if we deem the weather to be too risky to the plant’s health.
Please see Shipping Rates in USA.
Pick up for Bare-Root Roses
You are welcome to pick up bare root roses at our Nursery Monday – Saturday from April 14th – 25th. After April 25rd, all bare root roses will be potted, to ensure the health and viability of the plant.
All bare root roses must be pre-ordered by March 15th. When you place your order you will be able to select your preferred pick up date based on your personal schedule and gardening needs.
The general planting guidelines are as follows:
- Zones 9-13: January – late February
- Zone 8: mid – late February
- Zone 7: early – mid March
- Zone 6: mid – late March
- Zones 3-5: early April – May
If you are not sure of your schedule, feel free to guess at what date would work best for you and communicate any changes as soon as you are aware of them.
Pick up for Potted Roses
Pick up for potted roses starts with the opening of our garden centre April 14th. You can start placing your pre-orders in December, 2022. Just like with bare root roses you will be able to select your preferred pick up date and time based on your personal schedule and gardening needs.