ELEGANT BEAUTY® – yellow hybrid tea rose – Kordes
Savour the softly glowing blooms of ELEGANT BEAUTY®, a refined hybrid tea rose designed for coastal verandas and small family gardens where you want reliable colour without demanding maintenance. Its upright, balanced habit and medium height make it simple to position as a sheltered windbreak, while the dense, dark green foliage anchors the plant securely in breezy sites and copes well with frequent rain and gusty weather. Large, high‑centred flowers in buttery‑cream yellow with a peach tint repeat generously from early summer, giving you months of flowers for cutting or admiring from your seating area. Medium fragrance with a fresh, fruity‑tea scent creates a gentle sense of refreshment after a day on the beach, and the semi‑double form offers moderate appeal to visiting pollinators. As an own‑root rose, it regenerates reliably and keeps a steady shape over the years, building strong roots in the first season, fuller top growth in the second, and a mature display by the third for long‑term enjoyment.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
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| Coastal veranda containers |
Its moderate height and upright habit make ELEGANT BEAUTY® easy to shelter from the fiercest coastal winds, while dense foliage helps the plant stay stable in exposed positions with careful watering and drainage management, suiting larger 40–50 litre pots on a balcony or veranda for the relaxed coastal-style lover beginner |
| Feature rose by a seating area |
Large, high‑centred blooms in soft creamy yellow with a peach blush draw the eye without overwhelming smaller spaces, giving you an elegant focal point beside a bench or bistro table and a long cutting season for informal indoor vases, ideal for those who like classic beauty with minimal fuss homeowner |
| Cutting patch in a family garden |
Hybrid tea flowers are carried mostly singly on strong stems, just right for cutting, and the remontant habit brings repeat flushes so you can harvest regularly without stripping the plant, making it a practical choice for small home cutting beds hobby-gardener |
| Small flower bed with mixed perennials |
ELEGANT BEAUTY®’s upright, moderately tall framework and dark matt foliage slip neatly into a modest border, leaving room for partners such as sea kale, Festuca or lavender, so you gain structure and colour without crowding your family garden planner |
| Own-root long-term planting |
Grown on its own roots, this rose keeps its variety-true character, regenerates well from the base after pruning or weather damage, and maintains ornamental value over many years, supporting long‑term, low‑replacement plantings in lived‑in gardens long-term-owner |
| Easy-care specimen for busy gardeners |
Medium maintenance needs and solid all‑round health mean routine feeding, watering and a simple annual prune are usually enough, while occasional deadheading keeps flowering tidy, suiting people who want roses but have little time for specialist care busy-urbanite |
| Informal hedge or low screen |
The recommended planting distances allow you to create a loose, semi‑formal line that breaks wind and frames a path or patio without becoming overbearing, with repeat flowering and neat, upright growth offering a gentle sense of enclosure family-garden-user |
| Wildlife-friendly decorative corner |
Semi‑double blooms provide moderate nectar access through the season, while red ovoid hips in autumn add extra colour and food value, helping you turn an underused corner into a subtly wildlife‑supporting yet decorative feature nature-lover |
Styling ideas
- Sea-veranda retreat – Plant one rose in a 50 litre container with grey-blue Festuca and white sea kale for a breezy, shingle‑garden feel – ideal for coastal veranda owners
- Tea-and-roses nook – Place a single specimen by a small bistro set, underplanted with low lavender for scent layers – perfect for patio tea-drinkers
- Soft-yellow ribbon – Create a loose hedge along a path, punctuated with Salvia officinalis for texture and cutting stems – suited to family garden borders
- Cutting corner – Group three plants in a sunny square bed with airy Bupleurum for filler foliage – for home florists who enjoy arranging
- Pastel-coastal mix – Combine with pale perennials and silver foliage in a raised bed, using gravel mulch to echo beach shingle – for lovers of relaxed coastal style
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter | Data |
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| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as KORgatum, marketed as Elegant Beauty® hybrid tea rose KORgatum; exhibition name Elegant Beauty, classified as a yellow hybrid tea for garden and cutting use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Reimer Kordes, W. Kordes’ Söhne, Germany, from ‘New Day’ × unknown seedling; bred and registered in 1982, introduced in 1984 by W. Kordes’ Söhne for garden and cut flower use. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright habit, 120–160 cm high, 80–110 cm spread, dense dark green matt foliage and moderate prickles; most spent blooms remain on the plant and benefit from regular deadheading to maintain a neat display. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, semi-double, 13–25 petalled hybrid tea blooms, high‑centred and pointed in classic cut‑rose style, carried mainly singly on stems, repeat flowering with an abundant second flush in suitable conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Pale creamy yellow flowers with a delicate peach tint; ARS code yb, RHS 11C outer and 14C inner; butter‑yellow buds open to creamy tones then fade to pastel yellow, sometimes with a pink rim, stronger colour in cooler weather. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, fresh, fruity tea scent that is noticeable at close range without being overpowering, lending a light, refreshing perfume suitable for seating areas, entrances and cutting for indoor enjoyment. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces ovoid, egg-shaped red hips, approximately 10–14 mm in diameter, in moderate quantities after flowering, adding late-season decorative interest and modest wildlife value where spent blooms are not fully removed. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b); medium resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust; tolerates summer heat if watered regularly during dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in a sunny position with free-draining soil; plant 55–100 cm apart depending on use, around 2.4–2.7 plants/m² for massing; suits beds, specimens, hedging and large containers of at least 40–50 litres. |
ELEGANT BEAUTY® Hybrid tea rose KORgatum offers long-season creamy-yellow blooms, a compact upright habit and dependable own-root longevity, making it a thoughtful choice if you would like a refined yet manageable garden rose.
