Deep, velvety ruby-red shade. The colour is saturated and shows a black tone in the light. - climbing rose, rambling rose - strong, fragrant from a distance rose - full, fruity, grapefruit and red berry notes
– Strong, fruity fragrance with rich depth
– Luxurious, very double, XL ruby-red blooms
– Vigorous climber for arches, walls and pergolas
– Dark, glossy foliage for elegant contrast
– Excellent colour retention, barely fades in sun
– Special feature: Sport of the legendary Edith Piaf® rose, combining exhibition form with strong scent.
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darinaROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
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EDITH PIAF® GPT – dark red climbing rose – Meilland
Create a romantic garden corner with this vigorously climbing EDITH PIAF® GPT, whose very double, high-centred blooms bring an opulent, cut-rose look to your pergola or arch while the strong, fruity fragrance drifts through the air like an evening perfume. Its deep, velvety ruby-red flowers retain their colour beautifully, even in unsettled weather and breezier, coastal situations, so your arbour or wall keeps its storybook richness for months on end. Grown on its own roots for long-term stability and regeneration, this premium 2-litre plant establishes reliably in typical British garden soils on a simple care regime. Over time you can enjoy a graceful climber that responds well to gentle training, needs only moderate maintenance and light pruning, and repays you with repeating flushes of sumptuous blooms, transforming everyday afternoons into quietly luxurious garden moments.
Edith Piaf® Gpt in profile, showing its high-centred, pointed bloom form.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Small to medium family gardens – pergolas and arches
Ideal where space is limited but height is available; its vigorous climbing habit and repeat flowering quickly dress a pergola or arch with dark red, fragrant blooms, creating a cosy tunnel effect for shared family corners – perfect for the romantic cottage gardener.
Walls and house fronts near seating areas
The strong, fruity fragrance and large, exhibition-style flowers are best appreciated close up, making a sunny wall by a patio or garden bench an excellent choice for afternoon tea or evening relaxation – suited to the homeowner seeking sensory luxury.
Cottage-style mixed borders with vertical accents
Trained on discreet supports, this rose brings upright structure and rich colour to beds of perennials and herbs, echoing traditional English cottage gardens while remaining manageable in scale – ideal for the lover of classic border planting.
Family gardens on heavier or challenging soils
Own-root vigour and a forgiving nature make establishment straightforward in typical British conditions when planted into improved soil or raised beds, even where drainage is less than perfect – reassuring for the busy, practical garden owner.
Long-term garden features for low-fuss gardeners
As an own-root climber, the plant matures into a stable framework that can be refreshed by simple pruning, supporting a long lifespan and dependable flowering with only moderate care – attractive for the time-poor but quality-focused buyer.
Containers and large planters on terraces (50–60 litres)
In a generously sized container with a sturdy obelisk or trellis, this variety becomes a focal point for balconies and terraces, bringing height, colour and perfume where ground planting is not possible – perfect for the urban balcony or terrace gardener.
Season-long colour around outdoor dining spaces
The remontant habit provides a generous second flush, keeping arches and walls colourful from early summer into autumn, so your outdoor table is framed by flowers over many weekends – appealing to the family that entertains outdoors.
Exposed or breezier suburban plots
Its dark, velvety blooms hold their colour and form well even when the weather turns changeable, coping reliably with wind and showers that are common in many British gardens and coastal fringes – well suited to the gardener in variable climates.
Styling ideas
Arbour Elegance – Train EDITH PIAF® GPT over a timber arbour, underplanting with lavender and catmint for soft blues that set off the dark red blooms – for the traditional romantic.
Kitchen-Garden Charm – Let it climb a rustic arch leading to a vegetable patch, edged with dwarf box and herbs, to bridge ornamental and productive areas – for the cottage-plot enthusiast.
Curtain of Colour – Cover a sunny house wall beside a seating nook, combining with white clematis for contrast and longer flowering interest – for the homeowner creating a reading corner.
Terrace Feature – Grow in a 50–60 litre container with an obelisk, surrounded by potted rosemary and thyme, to bring perfume and height to a small paved space – for the style-conscious urban gardener.
Evening Retreat – Frame a garden bench with two matching plants on posts, adding pale foxgloves and echinacea nearby so their lighter tones highlight the velvety blooms at dusk – for the after-work unwinder.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Edith Piaf® Gpt PERFUMELLA® (MEIramboysar), a large-flowered climbing sport of the hybrid tea ‘Edith Piaf®’; classified as a climbing rose for garden and exhibition use.
Origin and breeding
Natural sport of ‘Edith Piaf®’ discovered by Alain Meilland; bred by Meilland International, introduced by Meilland Richardier in 2016, with the original line dating from 1999 in the United States.
Awards and recognition
Fragrance lineage linked to ‘Edith Piaf®’, which achieved 1st prize at the World Rose Fragrance Competition in Nantes in 2005, underscoring the notable scent potential of this climbing sport.
Growth and structural characteristics
Vigorous climber reaching about 200–320 cm in height and 150–250 cm spread, with dense, glossy dark green foliage, moderately thorny stems, and a habit that benefits from tying to supports.
Flower morphology
Very double, high-centred blooms with over 40 petals; XL flower size on mainly solitary stems, giving a refined cut-rose look on the plant; remontant habit with a generous second flush in season.
Colour data and phenology
Deep dark-red to velvety ruby-red colouring (RHS 187A/186B), buds nearly black-red; colour holds well with only slight fading, shifting through rich cherry-red tones as flowers age on the plant.
Fragrance and aroma
Strong, complex perfume detectable from a distance, with full fruity character featuring grapefruit and red berry notes; primarily an ornamental fragrance rose rather than a culinary or cosmetic variety.
Hip characteristics
Hip set is usually sparse due to the very double blooms; where formed, hips are small, spherical, bright red (RHS 44A), about 10–14 mm in diameter, adding discreet late-season interest.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated RHS H7, hardy to around -21 to -18 °C (USDA 6b, Swedish Zone 3); shows moderate tolerance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust, with best performance in a sunny, airy position.
Horticultural recommendations
Best on walls, fences, arches or pergolas in sun; plant about 190–200 cm apart or 350 cm as a specimen; provide regular watering in hot spells and annual pruning to maintain framework and flowering.
EDITH PIAF® GPT offers velvety dark red, strongly fragrant blooms on a manageable climber that establishes reliably and endures as a long-lived own-root feature; a thoughtful choice if you wish to enrich your garden over many seasons.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
EDITH PIAF® GPT – dark red climbing rose - Meilland
Product Type:
darinaROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour Description:
Deep, velvety ruby-red shade. The colour is saturated and shows a black tone in the light.
Closed Bud:
Dark red tending towards black, with outer petals that have a velvety surface.
Newly Opened Flower:
Intense ruby-red with subtle darker shading along the petal edges.
Full Bloom:
Even, rich dark red, with the undersides of the petals slightly lighter in tone.
Before Fading:
Dark cherry red with a slightly matt finish.
Colour Fading Description:
Only slight fading is noticeable: the dark red bud with a blackish tinge opens to an intense ruby red, remains a rich dark red at full bloom, and turns dark cherry red before fading, with a slightly matt finish.
Hip Comment:
Hip formation is expected to be sparse due to the double flowers; occasionally spherical, bright red (RHS 44A) hips 10–14 mm in diameter may appear.
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
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