Exceptional fragrance and romantic apricot-pink blooms make this a rose to experience as much as admire.
Large 5-inch blooms with up to 100 petals pair with strong fresh-fruit fragrance, continuous flowering, and sturdy stems made for cutting.
Princesse Charlene de Monaco® Hybrid Tea Rose makes fragrance impossible to overlook. Large 5-inch flowers combine light apricot and shell pink tones with up to 100 petals and a strong, sweet fresh-fruit perfume. The fully double blooms have the lush, romantic character of an old-fashioned rose, while sturdy cutting stems make it easy to bring their beauty and fragrance indoors. Continuous waves of flowers from late spring through fall provide plenty to enjoy in both the garden and the vase.
Beauty and fragrance are backed by strong garden performance. Princesse Charlene de Monaco® develops into a tall, upright plant with dense medium green foliage and excellent disease resistance. Its fragrance has earned multiple international recognitions, reinforcing what gardeners immediately discover when the flowers open: this is a rose with perfume as memorable as its blooms.
Why You'll Love It
Strong, sweet fresh-fruit fragrance makes scent one of its defining qualities
Large 5-inch flowers create impressive garden and bouquet displays
Up to 100 petals give the blooms an exceptionally full, romantic appearance
Light apricot to shell pink coloring creates a soft, sophisticated palette
Continuous flowering provides waves of blooms from late spring through fall
Sturdy stems make the flowers excellent for cutting and displaying indoors
Dense medium green foliage provides an attractive backdrop for the pastel flowers
Multiple international fragrance recognitions reinforce its exceptional perfume
Why This Rose Stands Out
Many roses offer beautiful flowers. Princesse Charlene de Monaco® makes fragrance an equally important part of the experience. Its strong fresh-fruit perfume accompanies large, exceptionally full flowers whose light apricot and shell pink tones create a soft, romantic effect in the garden. With up to 100 petals packed into each 5-inch bloom, the flowers have the substance and presence to command attention even before their fragrance is discovered.
It is also a rose meant to come indoors. Sturdy cutting stems and large, fragrant flowers make Princesse Charlene de Monaco® particularly rewarding for gardeners who grow roses for bouquets. Excellent disease resistance and continuous flowering add the performance Jackson & Perkins looks for in a rose that is expected to be more than simply beautiful.
Plant Highlights
Rose Type: Hybrid Tea Rose
Breeder: Meilland
Cultivar: 'MEIdysouk'
Patent: PP24,296
Bloom Color: Light apricot to shell pink
Bloom Size: Approximately 5 inches
Petal Count: Up to 100 petals
Flower Form: Fully double, romantic blooms
Fragrance Strength: Strong
Fragrance Notes: Sweet fresh fruit
Bloom Season: Late spring through late fall
Flowering: Continuous waves throughout the season
Growth Habit: Tall, upright, and bushy
Mature Height: Approximately 6 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 3 feet
Foliage: Dense medium green, semi-glossy
Sun Exposure: Full sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-10
Special Strengths: Exceptional fragrance, very full flowers, cutting performance, continuous flowering, and excellent disease resistance
Best Garden Uses: Cutting gardens, specimen plantings, beds, borders, and mixed rose gardens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Princesse Charlene de Monaco® Rose fragrant? Yes. Fragrance is one of its most distinctive qualities. The flowers have a strong, sweet fresh-fruit perfume, and the rose has received multiple international recognitions for its fragrance.
What color is Princesse Charlene de Monaco® Rose? The flowers blend light apricot and shell pink, creating a soft pastel effect that can show subtle variations as the blooms open and mature.
How large are the flowers? The fully double blooms reach approximately 5 inches across and can contain up to 100 petals, giving them an exceptionally full, romantic appearance.
Is Princesse Charlene de Monaco® good for cutting? Yes. This is an excellent rose for gardeners who enjoy fresh-cut flowers. Large blooms are carried on sturdy stems, and bringing them indoors allows their strong fragrance to be enjoyed at close range.
Does Princesse Charlene de Monaco® bloom repeatedly? Yes. It flowers in continuous waves over a long season, beginning in late spring and continuing into fall.
How large does Princesse Charlene de Monaco® grow? It develops a tall, upright, bushy habit and can reach approximately 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide under suitable garden conditions.
Is Princesse Charlene de Monaco® disease resistant? Yes. Excellent disease resistance is one of its important garden-performance qualities, complementing its exceptional flowers and fragrance.
Where should I plant Princesse Charlene de Monaco®? Plant it where its flowers and fragrance can be appreciated, such as near a garden path, patio, seating area, or in a dedicated cutting garden. Its upright growth also works well as a specimen or toward the middle or back of a sunny rose border.
Care Tips
Plant Princesse Charlene de Monaco® in full sun and moist, well-drained soil with good air circulation. Water deeply at the root zone during dry periods and use mulch to help conserve soil moisture. Remove spent blooms as needed to encourage continued flowering and cut flowers regularly for indoor arrangements. Prune in early spring to remove dead, damaged, or crossing canes and encourage strong new growth. Feed during the growing season with a fertilizer formulated for roses according to package directions.
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I did want a large flower and bush. This is both. DID not give many flowers this first year unlike others i bought at same time. It has big flowers that last a very Long time cut. Nice smell. It says original root but grew these 4 huge stalks. The tops did have multiple roses and made a nice one piece bouquet. The buds even opened.
Jeanie from CA
August 02, 2025
Gorgeous
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
A garden must have!she’s beautiful, a stunner and smells divine! My plant is only few inches tall but has lots of buds. Can’t wait for next spring because I know she will be a stunner. Wish I could post a picture of it.
Jamie from MS
June 28, 2025
Rose
This shopper rated the product 1 out of 5 stars
I purchased barefoot Princess Charlene de Monaco and soaked the roots before planting. It has been in the ground about one month with no signs of growth- no green leaves. Very disappointed. I have planted other roses at the same time from another vendor which all have green leaves growing.
Molly from CA
March 28, 2025
Healthy Hybrid Tea Rose
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
My bare root rose had already started budding out new growth within 24 hours of being placed in water! They recommend soaking the roots for 24-48 hrs before planting, and I did a little longer than that, but the rose is still growing beautifully after a few weeks in the ground! Looking forward to seeing the first year blooms!
LHarp from SC
January 23, 2025
Princess Charlene de Monaco
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
Another winner for the Phoenix area (zone 9b). Survived our horrible summer of record number of 110° heat days with no problems.
Jackson & Perkins is one of the most recognized names in the gardening industry. In fact, for decades rose lovers have considered Jackson & Perkins synonymous with great roses. How has Jackson & Perkins earned this reputation? Simple, for over 100 years we have brought our customers the world's finest selection of roses.
Jackson & Perkins became a leader in the world of roses by producing dozens of award-winning roses. Jackson & Perkins has won more All-America Rose Selection awards than any other US company. In addition to the AARS awards, Jackson & Perkins has won numerous other awards, including the coveted Golden Rose of The Hague and the Royal National Rose Society’s President’s International trophy, among others.
From seed to market a new garden rose can take 8 to 10 years to develop. Every year, thousands of seedlings are grown but only a handful are selected to move into the trial phase. During this time, potential new roses are grown and evaluated in different climatic regions of the country. Our rosarians are looking for rose bushes that have stronger disease resistance, vigorous growth habits, and clean healthy foliage. When it comes to blooms, they are looking for improved flower form, unique colors, and strong fragrance.
Today Jackson & Perkins offers over 200 varieties of roses that includes a broad selection of exclusive roses, historical favorites, and innovative genetics from hybridizers around the world. We have two seasons each year for roses. In the spring, we offer bare root rose bushes, bare root 36” trees, 24” patio trees, and container grown roses. Our fall season is all bush roses, and they are available in 2QT and 1GL containers.
Whether you are new to roses or are an experienced rosarian, our online store has rose varieties for you. Our website is packed with information. You will find each rose fully described and lots of articles and videos that will help answer all your questions. Our call center staff have decades of experience and are just a phone call away.
Jackson & Perkins is here to help you in every way on your rose-growing journey. There is no other plant in the garden that comes in more colors, fragrances, shapes, or forms, or performs as many functions than roses do.
Choosing Your Roses
Bare root roses are the most common form of roses for spring and early season planting, and come in two types: grafted and own root.
Grafted roses, sometimes referred to as budded bare root roses, have roots that belong to a different variety of rose than the shoots. While the shoots will grow into the variety of rose you've selected, the root variety has been specially grown and developed for hardiness, improved resistance to common diseases, and improved resistance to certain weather conditions. The roots on any grafted rose you receive are usually already two years old, so they'll establish in your garden more quickly when planted.
Own root roses are grown from rose shoot cuttings and develop their own root system. Unlike grafted roses, both their roots and shoots come from the same variety of plant.
All Jackson & Perkins bare root roses are maintained in a suspended state of growth in our state-of-the-art wet cooler, so they'll be delivered to you with no foliage or blooms. The wet cooler has a uniform storage temperature set just above freezing and uses a fog system to provide consistent humidity of 100%, ensuring the roses remain fully hydrated and don't exit dormancy before leaving our facility. While you might see some variance in size, even within the same variety of bare root rose, all our roses meet the same rigorous standards of quality.
So, not sure which type of bare root rose you should choose? Don't worry, we've got that covered. We've researched which varieties of bare root roses grow better as grafted or own root, and both types can be planted in the early spring months, so just choose the variety of rose you're most interested in and get planting.
Though you might be surprised or intimidated when you receive a box of bare root roses filled with roots and shoots, rest assured, with the proper care, these little bundles will grow into stunning roses.
Container Roses
Container roses are typically available in 2-quart sizes or larger and come with established foliage that may or may not have blooms. While bare root roses should generally be planted in early spring, container roses allow you quite a bit more flexibility in planting time, from spring all the way through fall in many zones. Fall can be a good season to plant container roses because it allows them enough time to establish themselves before cold or freezing temperatures arrive.
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