Martha Stewart® Rose Bush

Martha Stewart™ Hybrid Tea Rose has 100+ perfect blush-apricot petals

‘Meiffable’ PP 33,753

What you’ll get: Bare Root (Own Root)

Rosa ‘Jean de la Fontaine’ (North America release under the name Martha Stewart was in 2026 - 'Jean de la Fontaine' is European name. Exclusive 2025 debut as Martha Stewart at Roger’s Gardens

The brand-new Martha Stewart™ Rose brings timeless elegance to the garden with lush, ballet-pink to apricot blooms carrying more than 100 petals each. This Hybrid Tea rose is as full and refined as its namesake, making it a showpiece in both the garden and the vase.

What truly sets the Martha Stewart™ Rose apart is its extraordinary fragrance. The blossoms release an intensely fresh perfume with notes of lemon verbena, bergamot, and honeysuckle, filling the garden (or your home, when cut) with a lively, uplifting scent.

Bred by the renowned Meilland® family in France, this rose has already been recognized in Europe as Jean de la Fontaine and is now making its exclusive U.S. debut at Roger’s Gardens in 2025 before launching across North America in 2026 through Star® Roses and Plants.

Compact and upright at 2½–3 feet tall, with healthy, glossy foliage, Martha Stewart™ is ideal for containers, cutting gardens, and statement borders. With 100–150 petals per bloom, continual flowering, and excellent disease resistance, it’s destined to become a modern classic.

TL;DR?
The Martha Stewart™ Rose is a brand-new Hybrid Tea with over 100 petals per bloom, rich apricot-pink color, and a powerful citrus-honeysuckle fragrance. Compact, disease-resistant, and ideal for cutting or containers, and a must-have for collectors.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Romantic apricot-pink blooms with 100–150 petals each

• Strong, complex fragrance — citrus, verbena, bergamot & honeysuckle

• Perfect cut rose — long stems and long-lasting vase life

• Compact size — just 2½–3 ft tall, great for containers

• Repeat bloomer from late spring through frost

• Excellent disease resistance from world-class Meilland® breeding

• Exclusive 2025 debut — available only at Roger’s Gardens before its national release

Plant Traits

• Rose Type: Hybrid Tea

• Breeder: Meilland® International (France, 2025)

• Introduced As: Jean de la Fontaine (Europe); Martha Stewart™ (North America)

• Color: Ballet pink to apricot

• Bloom Size: 4–5″

• Petal Count: 100–150

• Bloom Form: Very full, high-centered Hybrid Tea

• Fragrance: Very strong — citrus, honeysuckle, verbena, bergamot

• Flowering: Repeat blooming all season

Garden Habits

• Growth Habit: Upright, compact

• Height: ~2½–3 ft

• Width: ~2–3 ft

• Spacing: ~2–3 ft apart

• Sun Requirements: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 6–10

• Container Friendly: Yes — thrives in patio pots and estate planters
  
  Use: Cutting gardens • Containers • Wedding-worthy bouquets
  
  

Performance

• Disease Resistance: Excellent — black spot and mildew resistant

• Maintenance: Prune in early spring; deadhead to encourage rebloom

• Watering: Deep water weekly; avoid overhead watering for best leaf health
  
  

Photo Credit: Star Roses