Romantica® Ball Gown™ Rose Bush

Romantica® Ball Gown™ Hybrid Tea Rose: Full, peony-like blooms with layer upon layer of petals

Rosa ‘Meipapey’ PP 35,892 – Hybrid Tea Rose

What you’ll get:  Bare Root (Own Root)

This rose really lives up to its name! 

Romantica® Ball Gown™ is a rose designed to steal the show. With extravagant, medium pink blooms packed with over 100 petals, each flower looks like a swirling, ruffled gown fresh off a ballroom floor. Its fragrance is just as magical... a classic rose perfume softened with notes of grass and powder, delicate but memorable.

Bred by Meilland® International of France, this Hybrid Tea rose combines old-world romance with modern performance. The upright, bushy plant grows 5–6 feet tall, making it ideal as a garden focal point, in borders, or as a statement container rose. Repeat blooming from spring to frost, it fills the garden with color and fragrance all season long.

Part of the Scentables™ by Bloomables® collection, Ball Gown™ is also a fantastic cut rose, offering 4–6 days of vase life with flowers that hold both form and scent indoors. With exceptional disease resistance, it's easy to grow and beautiful to cut.

TL;DR?
Romantica® Ball Gown™ is a lush, award-worthy Hybrid Tea rose with over 100 petals per bloom, a head-turning pink color, and a can’t-miss fragrance. Perfect for cutting, containers, or turning your garden into a fairytale.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Extravagant blooms with 100+ petals, rich medium pink color

• Intensely fragrant — classic rose with soft grass & powder notes

• Excellent cut rose — holds form and fragrance indoors

• Tall, upright habit (5–6 ft) makes a dramatic statement

• Repeat blooming — flowers from late spring to frost

• Strong disease resistance — reliable and beginner-friendly
  

Plant Traits

• Rose Type: Hybrid Tea

• Breeder: Meilland® International (France, pre-2023)

• Color: Medium pink

• Bloom Size: Large (~4–5″)

• Petal Count: 100+

• Bloom Form: Very full, cupped

• Fragrance: Strong — classic rose, with grass and powder notes

• Flowering: Repeat bloomer all season

• Vase Life: 4–6 days
  

Garden Habit

• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy

• Height: ~5–6 ft

• Width: ~2–3 ft

• Spacing: ~4–6 ft apart

• Sun Requirements: Full sun

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 6–11

• Container Friendly: Yes — thrives in large pots with proper drainage

• Use: Cutting gardens • Borders • Specimen planting • Containers
  

Performance

• Disease Resistance: Exceptional — ideal for beginners and seasoned rosarians

• Rootstock: Own root

• Maintenance: Deadhead to encourage rebloom; prune in spring

Photo Credit: Star Roses