Intense fragrance and color-changing blooms make every flush of Sweet Mademoiselle™ a little different.
Large 5-inch, old-fashioned blooms shift from peach and apricot to richer pink as temperatures change, pairing remarkable color with powerful fragrance.
Sweet Mademoiselle™ Hybrid Tea Rose is as memorable for its fragrance as it is for its changing color. Large 5-inch blooms open in a beautiful blend of peach, apricot, and pink, with their coloring responding to the weather - generally becoming lighter in warmer temperatures and deeper and more vibrant in cooler conditions. Strong, sweet fruity fragrance makes every flower even more rewarding, while a cupped, quartered, old-fashioned form gives this Hybrid Tea a romantic character all its own.
Sweet Mademoiselle™ is also a strong garden performer. Vigorous upright growth reaches approximately 5 feet tall, while excellent disease resistance helps maintain an attractive plant throughout the season. Long, sturdy stems make the large fragrant flowers especially desirable for cutting. Recognized by American Garden Rose Selections for both fragrance and regional garden performance, this is a rose that combines distinctive beauty with qualities proven beyond the vase.
Why You'll Love It
Strong, sweet fruity fragrance makes scent one of its defining qualities
Flower color changes with temperature for an evolving garden display
Peach, apricot, and pink tones bring warmth and dimension to every bloom
Large 5-inch flowers create impressive garden and bouquet displays
Cupped, quartered blooms offer romantic old-fashioned form on a modern Hybrid Tea
Vigorous upright growth creates an impressive presence in beds and borders
Long, sturdy stems make Sweet Mademoiselle™ an excellent rose for cutting
Repeat flowering provides new flushes of blooms throughout the season
Recognized by American Garden Rose Selections for fragrance and regional garden performance
Why This Rose Stands Out
Sweet Mademoiselle™ offers something especially engaging in the garden: its color does not remain exactly the same. Temperature influences the flowers, creating lighter peach and apricot tones during warmer conditions and deeper, more vibrant pink coloring as temperatures cool. The result is a rose whose appearance can evolve through the season rather than delivering a single static shade.
Then there is the fragrance. Strong, sweet fruity perfume accompanies unusually large, old-fashioned flowers, giving Sweet Mademoiselle™ a combination of scent, color, and romantic form that distinguishes it from more traditional Hybrid Tea roses. Excellent disease resistance, vigorous growth, and long cutting stems add practical garden performance to that beauty. Its fragrance and performance have also earned recognition from American Garden Rose Selections.
Plant Highlights
Rose Type: Hybrid Tea Rose
Breeder: Meilland
Cultivar: 'MEInostair'
Patent: PP28,659
Bloom Color: Peach, apricot, and pink with color influenced by temperature
Flowering: Repeat flowering in flushes throughout the season
Growth Habit: Vigorous and upright
Mature Height: Approximately 5 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 3 to 4 feet
Sun Exposure: Full sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Special Strengths: Exceptional fragrance, temperature-responsive color, large flowers, disease resistance, vigorous growth, and cutting performance
Best Garden Uses: Cutting gardens, beds, borders, specimen plantings, and mixed rose gardens
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Sweet Mademoiselle™ Rose change color? Temperature influences the color of the flowers. Blooms generally show lighter peach and apricot tones during warmer weather and develop deeper, more vibrant pink coloring in cooler temperatures. This natural variation means the rose can look different as conditions change through the season.
Is Sweet Mademoiselle™ fragrant? Yes. Fragrance is one of this rose's standout qualities. The large flowers have a strong, sweet fruity perfume, and Sweet Mademoiselle™ has received fragrance recognition from American Garden Rose Selections.
What color is Sweet Mademoiselle™ Rose? The flowers blend peach, apricot, and pink tones. Because temperature affects the coloring, the exact balance of these shades can change with the weather.
How large are Sweet Mademoiselle™ flowers? The blooms reach approximately 5 inches across. Their cupped and quartered form gives them a fuller, more old-fashioned appearance than the classic high-centered flowers associated with many Hybrid Tea roses.
Is Sweet Mademoiselle™ disease resistant? Yes. Excellent disease resistance is one of Sweet Mademoiselle™'s important garden-performance qualities, complementing its vigorous growth, repeat flowering, fragrance, and large blooms.
Is Sweet Mademoiselle™ good for cutting? Yes. Large flowers carried on long, sturdy stems make this an excellent rose for cutting. Bringing the blooms indoors also makes it easy to enjoy their strong fruity fragrance at close range.
Does Sweet Mademoiselle™ bloom repeatedly? Yes. Sweet Mademoiselle™ produces repeated flushes of flowers from late spring into fall.
How large does Sweet Mademoiselle™ grow? It develops a vigorous, upright plant approximately 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide under suitable garden conditions.
Care Tips
Plant Sweet Mademoiselle™ 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 purchased this rose early spring and it’s outperforming the others by leaps and bounds. Disease and pest resistant. The blooms are huge and bright and stand out! Already over 3ft talI! I will be getting more of this one! Very healthy, loves the Florida full sun. Blooms last! I absolutely love it.
Stacey from FL
October 05, 2025
Stunning performance
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
Planted one barefoot J&P Sweet Mademoiselle rose in early Spring . Bush is now 5-6 ft tall and 3 ‘ wide . It is a nonstop blooming machine .I’m in zone 8a , blistering Texas heat . This bush is in a south garden getting unprotected sun all day long . No scorching or fading color . Pest resistant . Disease free . Purchased this rose for cut flowers . Well, the long strong stems and thick petals hold up in the vase lasting 10 days or more . Can’t say enough good things about this excellent rose . Ordering more for 2026 .
Kathy from TX
August 12, 2025
Amazing
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
I ordered 7 plants and all are doing amazing! The plants are constantly in bloom shooting new tall and strong growth and doing very well in my west-facing garden. They get some morning shade and hot afternoon sun but that does not bother them. So far I do not see any disease affecting the plants. I love the color and the scent as well. Please restock next spring! I am ready to buy more.
Danuta Jurczak from IL
June 29, 2025
Beautiful
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
I wish I could upload a photo. The size of the blooms and the color is so beautiful. I bought it this spring and it is already 3 feet tall and has 2 magnificent blooms. The sent is unique. Not sure if I like it. It is currently not very strong but this is a very young rose and fragrance takes time to develop.
Lilac from WA
May 22, 2025
Excited!
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars
This is my first bare root rose - I was a little taken aback when I opened the box, but after googling I saw that it was exactly what it should look like. I followed the very detailed instructions when planting. Its been in the ground a few weeks and looks nice and green and is starting to bud! I can't wait to watch it grow.
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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The Jackson & Perkins Difference
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.
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