CHERRY LADY® – deep pink hybrid tea rose – Kordes
Imagine returning from the seaside, sand on your shoes, settling with afternoon tea behind a living rose windbreak that softens breezes and frames your shingle view. CHERRY LADY® brings refreshment to compact coastal plots, its deep cherry-pink blooms staying vivid even after changeable weather. This upright hybrid tea is bred by Kordes for reliable, season-long flowering, producing elegant, very double roses ideal for cutting as well as garden display. As an own-root shrub, it establishes once, then repays you for decades, quietly strengthening below ground in year one, building shoots and shape in year two, and reaching full ornamental impact by the third season, with only straightforward care needed for busy gardeners.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
|---|
| Small coastal front garden border |
Compact, upright growth (around 70–95 cm) allows CHERRY LADY® to slot into narrow front borders, giving colour without taking over the path. Once established, its own-root system helps it cope with blustery, exposed spots, offering reassuring stability for coastal-style beginners and busy homeowners. |
| Salt‑tolerant shingle bed with grasses |
The dense foliage and medium maintenance needs suit shingle beds where soil is lean but well drained, and where wind and salt spray are regular visitors from the sea. Combine with Festuca or sea kale to echo dunes, creating a low-effort, long-flowering feature for coastal garden lovers. |
| Sunny veranda in a large container |
Planted in a 40–50 litre pot with good drainage, this rose becomes a portable focal point for verandas and terraces, offering cuttable blooms from early summer onwards. The own-root form makes long-term container refresh and repotting simpler for urban balcony gardeners. |
| Family seating area wind-filter hedge |
At 50–70 cm spread, planted 45–50 cm apart, CHERRY LADY® can form a low, colourful hedge that gently slows coastal breezes without feeling solid or oppressive, ideal near patios where children play and adults relax over tea, appealing to family garden owners. |
| Season-long cutting patch |
The very double, hybrid tea-style blooms are excellent for cutting, with strong stems and an elegant, ball-shaped form. Regular picking doubles as deadheading, encouraging new flowers and simplifying maintenance for home florists. |
| Mixed perennial border with late-summer interest |
The deep cherry-pink flowers hold their colour well, even in variable coastal light, and combine beautifully with Echinacea, Achillea and Russian sage for a long, layered display. This structure provides reliable impact with modest effort for relaxed hobby gardeners. |
| Feature rose near entrance path |
Medium maintenance and good black spot resistance make CHERRY LADY® a reassuring choice beside the front path, where appearance matters. Own-root resilience supports a long lifespan, so the shrub can mature gracefully with you, suiting long-term homeowners. |
| Beginner’s first hybrid tea rose |
Kordes breeding, remontant flowering and clear planting distances make this variety straightforward to place and care for; basic deadheading and watering in dry spells are usually sufficient. It offers a gentle introduction for new rose gardeners. |
Styling ideas
- Seaside-veranda trio – One CHERRY LADY® in a 50 litre tub with silver Festuca and low sea kale for a breezy, salt-aware look – ideal for coastal veranda owners.
- Girly-tea corner – Plant near a bistro set with soft pink pelargoniums in containers, creating a pretty, sheltered nook for afternoon tea – perfect for romantic garden stylists.
- Shingle-rose ribbon – Thread a short row through a shingle bed with driftwood, thyme and sea-holly, using the rose as a cherry-pink accent – for coastal minimalists.
- Cutting-strip border – Alternate CHERRY LADY® with Echinacea and Achillea for steady vase material and textural interest right through summer – for home florists.
- Front-path welcome – Flank a front path with evenly spaced plants, underplanted with low lavender for fragrance and year-round structure – for neat, low-fuss homeowners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Attribute | Data |
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| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose from the Eleganza® collection; registered as KORladcher, marketed as Cherry Lady® / CHERRY LADY® – deep pink hybrid tea rose – Kordes; ARS exhibition name Cherry Lady. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes at W. Kordes' Söhne, Germany, from unnamed seedling parents; registered 2015 and introduced after 2015, supplied here as an own-root, container-grown garden shrub. |
| Awards and recognition |
Internationally recognised with silver medals at Monza and Kortrijk (2012), plus the Grand Prix Armand Zinsch and Prestige de la Rose awards at Lyon in 2012 for overall garden and exhibition performance. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, bushy shrub reaching around 70–95 cm high and 50–70 cm wide, with dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; forms a tidy, easily managed shape in borders or large containers. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, ball to pompon-shaped blooms, typically over 40 petals, in clusters on strong stems; large flower size (approximately 7–10 cm), with remontant, abundant repeat flushes through the main season when deadheaded. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep cherry-pink with a slight red tinge; buds dark cherry-pink, opening to vivid edges and lighter centres, then gently fading to paler pink tones; colour remains attractive, with only slight lightening in strong sun or heat. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, clean rose fragrance with a delicate, fresh character; pleasantly noticeable at close range without overwhelming seating areas, making it well suited to family terraces and spaces where subtle scent is preferred. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally poor due to the very double flowers, though the plant may occasionally carry small, spherical red hips around 8–12 mm in diameter, offering only limited ornamental value in autumn. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to around −26 to −23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b); good black spot resistance with medium susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust, performing reliably with standard UK rose care and watering in dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in sunny sites with well-drained soil; plant 45–50 cm apart in hedges or 90 cm as a specimen; suitable for borders, low hedging and cutting gardens, with regular deadheading advised to maximise repeat flowering. |
CHERRY LADY® offers compact, long-season flowering, reliable colour in breezy coastal gardens and a durable, own-root structure that matures gracefully over years; a thoughtful choice if you would like an elegant yet undemanding hybrid tea rose.
