Petal Pals
hybrid tea · 1962
Royal Highness
Rosa 'Royal Highness'
4 to 6 ft
Height
Repeat
Blooming
Full sun
Light
6–9
Zone
Plant & Flower Traits
Rose type
hybrid tea
Bloom size
4 to 5 in
Bloom habit
Large, high-centered, very full, and grow singly on long stems.
Petal count
40 to 45 petals
Flowering
repeat blooming
Habit
upright
Color
blush
Fragrance
strong
Foliage
dark green
Foliage surface
glossy and leathery
Fragrance Notes
sweet
Color Description
Clear, soft shell-pink with creamy white overtones and a strong tea fragrance
🌱 Growth & Garden Habits
Light
Full sun
Height
4 to 6 ft
Spread
2 to 3 ft
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil; tolerates chalk, clay, loam, and sand.
Hardiness Zone
Zone 6–9
Disease Resistance
The plant is described as disease resistant.
🌿 Care Guide
Watering
Requires moist but well-drained soil; monitor moisture carefully during establishment.
Fertilizer
Apply a general rose or shrub fertilizer in early spring and again in early summer.
Pruning
Prune in early spring after the danger of frost has passed.
Pests & Diseases
Susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, and black spot in humid regions.
🧬 Pedigree
'Virgo' x 'Mme A. Meilland'
🏆 Awards & Recognition
All-America Rose Selections winner in 1963, Portland Gold