Rose Caprice de Meilland

🌹 Hybrid Tea Rose
🌹 Repeat flowering
🌹 Flower colour: Deep pink with magenta and subtle purple tones
🌹 Flower size: Large, approximately 12 cm
🌹 Fragrance: Strong, fruity and sweet
🌹 Height: approximately 80–100 cm

Important: Available to pre-order — supplied as a 2-year-old bare-root rose. Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received. UK mainland delivery only.

Add intense colour and fragrance to your garden with Rose Caprice de Meilland, a striking Hybrid Tea rose known for its large deep pink flowers and powerful fruity perfume.

The blooms open in rich pink shades with magenta and subtle purple tones, creating a vivid and elegant appearance. Each flower has a classic Hybrid Tea form and can reach around 12 cm across, making Caprice de Meilland an excellent choice for borders, feature planting and cut flowers.

Its strong fragrance combines classic rose notes with a distinctive fruity sweetness, making this variety especially attractive for gardeners looking for a strongly fragrant pink Hybrid Tea rose.

Why choose Rose Caprice de Meilland?

• Strong fruity fragrance – rich, sweet perfume
• Deep pink flowers – vivid pink with magenta and subtle purple tones
• Large Hybrid Tea blooms – elegant flowers approximately 12 cm across
• Repeat flowering – produces successive flushes throughout the growing season
• Excellent for cutting – long stems and large flowers are ideal for bouquets
• Upright growth – well suited to borders and rose beds
• Dark green foliage – provides an attractive backdrop to the flowers
• Strong garden impact – ideal as a feature rose or in mixed planting

Rose Caprice de Meilland details

Feature	Details
Variety	Caprice de Meilland
Rose type	Hybrid Tea
Flower colour	Deep pink with magenta and subtle purple tones
Flower form	Large, double, high-centred
Flower size	Approximately 12 cm
Fragrance	Strong, fruity and sweet
Flowering	Repeat flowering
Height at maturity	Approximately 80–100 cm
Growth habit	Upright and bushy
Foliage	Dark green
Position	Full sun
Soil	Fertile, well-drained soil
Suitable uses	Borders, rose beds, feature planting and cut flowers
Supplied as	2-year-old dormant bare-root rose

 

What colour is Rose Caprice de Meilland?

Caprice de Meilland produces intensely coloured flowers that can show several closely related shades as the blooms open and mature.

The flowers may display:

• deep pink
• vivid rose pink
• magenta tones
• subtle purple reflections

The colour is rich and saturated, making this variety particularly effective when planted alongside pale pink, lavender, cream or white flowers.

Fragrance

Rose Caprice de Meilland has a strong, fruity fragrance.

Its perfume combines classic rose notes with a sweet, rich character and is one of the main attractions of this variety.

For maximum enjoyment of the scent, consider planting it near:

• patios
• seating areas
• pathways
• garden entrances
• cutting gardens

Where to plant Rose Caprice de Meilland

Choose a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil.

Its rich pink colouring combines particularly well with:

• pale pink roses
• white flowers
• lavender and purple plants
• blue-toned flowers
• silver foliage

Caprice de Meilland works well as a feature rose, in mixed borders or grouped with other Hybrid Tea varieties.

If you enjoy large, elegant blooms on upright stems, explore our Hybrid Tea Roses collection for more varieties with classic flower form and excellent cutting potential.

Rose Caprice de Meilland as a cut flower

Caprice de Meilland is particularly suitable for cutting because of its large flowers, strong fragrance and upright stems.

Its blooms work beautifully in:

• scented bouquets
• pink floral arrangements
• romantic displays
• mixed rose bouquets

Cut stems when the buds are beginning to open and place them into clean water as soon as possible.

Planting your bare-root Caprice de Meilland rose

Unpack your rose promptly after delivery and keep the roots moist until planting.

Soak the bare roots in water for several hours before planting to help rehydrate them.

Choose a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil.

Dig a planting hole wide enough for the roots to spread naturally without bending or crowding.

Backfill with soil, firm gently and water thoroughly.

Bare-root roses are best planted during the dormant season when the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged.

Our Bare Root Roses collection includes a wide selection of dormant roses for autumn and winter planting in UK gardens.

Caring for Rose Caprice de Meilland

Water regularly during dry periods, especially during the first growing season while the plant establishes.

Apply a suitable rose fertiliser during active growth according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Remove faded flowers regularly to encourage further blooms.

Prune in late winter or early spring by removing:

• dead stems
• damaged growth
• weak shoots
• crossing branches

Then shorten healthy stems to encourage strong new flowering growth.

What you will receive

You will receive a 2-year-old dormant bare-root Rose Caprice de Meilland, supplied without a pot or surrounding compost.

Your rose may arrive with little or no foliage. This is normal for a dormant bare-root plant.

The photographs show Caprice de Meilland during the flowering season.

Your rose will not arrive in flower, but will produce new shoots and blooms once established and active growth begins.

Pre-order and delivery

Rose Caprice de Meilland is supplied as a bare-root Hybrid Tea rose during the dormant planting season.

Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received and according to plant availability.

Delivery is available to UK mainland addresses only.

Frequently asked questions about Rose Caprice de Meilland

What colour is Rose Caprice de Meilland?

It produces rich deep pink flowers with magenta and subtle purple tones.

Is Rose Caprice de Meilland fragrant?

Yes. It has a strong fruity fragrance with a sweet character.

Is Caprice de Meilland a Hybrid Tea rose?

Yes. It has the large, elegant flowers and upright growth habit associated with Hybrid Tea roses.

Does Rose Caprice de Meilland repeat flower?

Yes. It produces repeated flushes of flowers throughout the growing season.

How tall does Rose Caprice de Meilland grow?

It typically reaches approximately 80–100 cm at maturity.

Is Caprice de Meilland suitable for cutting?

Yes. Its large flowers, upright stems and strong fragrance make it particularly suitable for bouquets and indoor arrangements.

Will my Caprice de Meilland rose arrive in flower?

No. It is supplied as a dormant bare-root rose.

When will Rose Caprice de Meilland be dispatched?

Dispatch begins from 1 November 2026, with orders processed in the order received.