KRONENBOURG – red-golden-yellow hybrid tea rose - McGredy
For a truly romantic, storybook corner of your garden, KRONENBOURG brings large, exhibition-style blooms in glowing red and gold to cottage borders and family lawns. This own-root hybrid tea is bred for dependable performance with remontant flowering, resistant foliage and a medium, fruity-tea fragrance that suits afternoon coffee or tea on the patio. Upright yet manageable growth makes it easy to place among perennials, while its dense, glossy leaves give structure even between flushes. Rooted on its own stock, it settles securely over time, regenerating well and offering a long, low-maintenance lifespan. Ideal for typical British family plots, even where strong winds and rain demand a reliably well-anchored planting position.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
|---|
| Classic hybrid tea in a small to medium front garden |
The upright habit and 100–140 cm height give a clear, elegant presence without overwhelming a modest plot, while glossy foliage and bicolour blooms offer a traditional hybrid tea look with minimal fuss for cottage-style homeowners. |
| Low-maintenance focal point for busy or beginner gardeners |
With low maintenance needs and strong resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, routine care is largely limited to watering and occasional deadheading, suiting time-poor beginners or urban families who still want a reliable show of flowers. |
| Season-long colour in a cottage-style mixed border |
Remontant flowering with a plentiful second flush keeps colour returning through the season, so a single plant can punctuate a mixed border with repeat waves of red and gold, complementing traditional perennials in relaxed English-country schemes. |
| Cut-flower rose for the house from your own garden |
Large, high-centred blooms on upright stems are ideal for cutting, and the medium, clearly noticeable fruity tea-rose fragrance carries well indoors, allowing households to enjoy classic vasefuls without needing a dedicated cutting garden. |
| Romantic seating area or afternoon tea corner |
The combination of elegant flower form, rich bicolour petals and a gentle, fruity-tea scent creates an intimate, nostalgic atmosphere near benches or arbours, reinforcing a cosy, storybook feeling for those who love traditional, romantic garden spaces. |
| Long-term structural rose for family gardens |
As an own-root plant, it builds a durable framework that can regenerate from the base after hard pruning or winter damage, offering stable ornamental value over many years for families seeking a dependable, legacy rose in their main garden. |
| Adaptable rose for variable UK weather and soils |
The combination of good heat tolerance, hardy H7 rating and sturdy root system suits typical British conditions, giving a well-anchored, resilient plant that copes with exposed, breezier gardens where wind and rain can otherwise spoil more delicate roses. |
| Container feature near doors, drives or patios |
Its upright habit and strong colour read well from a distance in a large 40–50 litre pot, while own-root vigour and remontant flowering mean the display renews itself over time, making it ideal for households wanting showy, moveable accents by entrances. |
Styling ideas
- Cottage-Border Duo – Pair KRONENBOURG with Gaillardia for warm, sun-drenched tones and season-long colour – perfect for families building a relaxed, traditional cottage border.
- Tea-Corner Accent – Plant near a small seating area where its fruity-tea scent and large blooms enhance afternoon breaks – ideal for homeowners creating a cosy, romantic nook.
- Low-Care Anchor – Use as a repeating structural plant along a path, relying on its disease resistance and own-root durability – suited to busy gardeners wanting order with little effort.
- Cutting-Row Highlight – Grow several plants at 65 cm spacings in a kitchen-garden row for regular cut flowers – attractive to cottage-style gardeners who enjoy home-grown arrangements.
- Container Welcome – Position one plant in a 40–50 litre pot by the front door to showcase its bold bicolour blooms – ideal for urban owners needing impact in limited space.
Technical cultivar profile
| Property | Data |
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| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose; registered as MACbo, commonly sold as KRONENBOURG and also exhibited as ‘Flaming Peace’, belonging to the Hybrid Tea commercial group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Sport of the famous ‘Peace’ hybrid tea, bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, introduced after 1965 via NIRP International, combining classic exhibition form with distinctive bicolour petals. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush reaching around 100–140 cm in height and 70–110 cm spread, with dense, dark green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; spent blooms usually need manual removal. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, high-centred, pointed-budded blooms with around 26–39 petals, carried mostly singly on stems, remontant with a notably generous second flowering period in suitable conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Striking crimson-red inner petals over yellow reverses, shifting to mauve-pink and ochre-yellow as blooms age; colour holds better in cooler weather and fades faster under strong heat. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, clearly perceptible scent combining fruity notes with a classic tea-rose character, noticeable around seating areas and suitable for cut stems brought indoors. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rosehip set is limited due to the double flower form, though occasional small, ovoid, orange-red hips 10–14 mm across may appear late in the season on some stems. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 and USDA Zone 5b, tolerating approximately −26 to −23 °C, with robust resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust when grown in full sun and reasonable airflow. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil; allow 55–100 cm spacing depending on use, water during prolonged dry spells, and deadhead regularly to encourage repeat flowering. |
KRONENBOURG Hybrid tea rose MACbo offers remontant, fragrant, disease-resistant blooms on a durable own-root plant that will reward patient gardeners over many seasons; consider it if you want a long-lived romantic highlight.
