Top Cream™ Rose Bush

Top Cream™ Hybrid Tea Rose: So many creamy blooms. Exquisite fragrance. Perfect for cutting.

Rosa ‘MEIroguste’ – Hybrid Tea Rose

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

Top Cream™ is a Hybrid Tea rose that delivers all the indulgence its name suggests. Its large, old-fashioned blooms (up to 100 petals) unfold in shades of creamy ivory with soft blush highlights, evoking the look of freshly whipped cream kissed with pink.

Each flower is exceptionally fragrant, releasing a distinctive perfume with notes of earthy pear and subtle licorice. Held on long, strong stems, the blossoms are tailor-made for cutting gardens and floral arrangements, with a vase life of 5–7 days.

Growing 5–6 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide, Top Cream™ forms an upright, bushy shrub clothed in glossy dark green foliage. Blooming in repeat flushes from spring through frost, it combines refined beauty with excellent disease resistance, making it a dependable favorite for gardeners in Zones 5–10.

TL;DR?
Top Cream™ is a creamy-white Hybrid Tea rose with blush undertones, intoxicating fragrance, and florist-worthy cut flowers. Reliable, disease-resistant, and gorgeous — a must-have for rose lovers.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Creamy-white blooms with blush tones — up to 100 petals per flower

• Intense fragrance — pear with a hint of licorice

• Florist-quality cut rose — long stems + 5–7 day vase life

• Old-fashioned, cupped bloom form with high petal count

• Repeat blooming throughout the season

• Excellent disease resistance — easy for beginners and experts alike

• Container friendly — grows beautifully in large patio planters
  
  

Plant Traits

• Rose Type: Hybrid Tea

• Breeder: Meilland® International (France, 2020)

• Breeder Code: MEIroguste

• Color: Creamy ivory with pale pink blush

• Bloom Size: Large (~4–5")

• Petal Count: Up to 100

• Bloom Form: Very full, old-fashioned cupped

• Fragrance: Exceptionally strong — pear, earthy, subtle licorice

• Flowering: Repeat bloomer, spring through frost

• Vase Life: 5–7 days
  
  

Garden Habit

• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy shrub

• Height: ~5–6 ft

• Width: ~2–3 ft

• Spacing: ~3–4 ft

• Foliage: Dark green, glossy, very healthy

• Light Needs: Full sun

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–10

• Container Friendly: Yes — ideal for larger planters

• Use: Cutting gardens • Containers • Borders • Focal points
  
  

Performance

• Disease Resistance: Exceptional — strong performer across climate

• Rootstock: Own root

• Maintenance: Deadhead to encourage rebloom; prune in spring

Photo Credit: Star Roses