Pure snow-white base colour with a delicate, warm creamy touch at the centre of the bloom. - hybrid tea rose - strongly scented, long-lasting rose - tea, classic tea-rose scent
– Pure white, opalescent blooms with creamy heart.
– Strong, classic tea-rose fragrance.
– Upright, compact habit for beds and borders.
– Excellent resistance to major rose diseases.
– Hardy to around –20 °C for reliable flowering.
– Special feature: Elegant ball-shaped flowers, ideal for refined cut arrangements.
Personal taste – Harmony with the surroundings
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
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SHIRABE – white hybrid tea rose – Kunieda
Step off the busy pavement into a front garden of balance, where SHIRABE’s pure white blooms glow after rain and its strong, classic tea fragrance lingers along the path. Bred in Japan for harmony and reliable performance, this upright hybrid tea settles calmly into typical UK conditions, coping gracefully with blustery coastal showers and heavier soils when drainage is considered. In a modest London terrace plot or a neat driveway border, its moderately dense dark foliage and elegant, ball-shaped flowers create a composed, “girly” romantic atmosphere without demanding complex care. As an own-root rose, SHIRABE builds a naturally long-lived, regenerating framework, so if stems are damaged it re-sprouts true to type and keeps its ornamental value year after year. Planted once and watered from your water butt, it will steadily reward you: first establishing its roots, then pushing stronger shoots, and by the third season offering its full, dependable performance in a sustainable, rain-attuned urban garden.
Freshly opened Shirabe bloom in ivory-white.
Shirabe hybrid tea rose with very double white blooms and a softly creamy centre.
Closed bud of Shirabe, showing pale creamy-white petal tips beneath greenish-white sepals.
Shirabe at full bloom, with a pure white, softly creamy flower form.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden focal point
SHIRABE’s upright habit and medium height make it ideal as a single specimen beside a path or gate, where its white blooms and strong tea fragrance welcome you home with minimal ongoing care – perfect for the busy urban homeowner.
Small mixed flower bed
Planted at 55–90 cm spacings among perennials, SHIRABE creates a long-season, white “anchor” that knits the bed together while its Japanese-bred health keeps spraying and fuss to a minimum – ideal for the low-maintenance gardener.
Cutting patch or cutting row
As a hybrid tea selected for cut-flower use, SHIRABE produces elegant, ball-shaped blooms on straight stems, giving you reliable, fragrant stems to bring indoors without needing a dedicated rose garden – attractive to the home flower arranger.
Rainwater-wise terrace border
Suited to sunny sites but tolerant of typical UK showers, SHIRABE works well in a free-draining, mulched strip that can be watered from a water butt rather than mains, supporting simple rainwater-conscious planting for the sustainability-minded gardener.
Peat-free family garden bed
Planted once into good, peat-free soil, this own-root rose gradually develops a robust root system and stable framework, extending its life and reducing replanting, which suits the eco-aware family gardener.
Urban clay or chalk front garden
Given a planting hole improved with grit and compost for drainage, SHIRABE adapts well, its disease resistance supporting clean foliage even in humid, wind-exposed streets, making it reassuring for the beginner on difficult soil.
Large container on balcony or patio
In a 40–50 litre pot with quality peat-free compost and regular watering, SHIRABE becomes a vertical white and green accent, its fragrance enjoyed at nose-height without requiring a large border, ideal for the space-limited balcony owner.
Low-intervention white rose scheme
Combine SHIRABE with soft pastels and airy companions for a calm palette; its strong disease resistance and remontant flowering keep the display tidy yet abundant, appealing to the time-poor hobby gardener.
Styling ideas
Terrace-Front Elegance – Line a short front path with two or three SHIRABE plants underplanted with low nepeta or thyme to soften the edges – for design-conscious terrace owners who want calm structure without clutter.
White-and-Lavender Calm – Pair SHIRABE with lavender or sage for a scented, drought-aware strip that echoes Mediterranean calm while coping with UK rain – for households seeking a soothing, low-effort entrance bed.
Romantic Pastel Mix – Weave SHIRABE through pale pink echinacea and soft feverfew for a gentle, “girly” look that still feels modern – for urban gardeners wanting romance that fits compact, contemporary plots.
Patio Statement Pot – Grow SHIRABE in a 50-litre, frost-resistant container with trailing campanula at the rim to frame the stems – for balcony and courtyard users needing vertical interest and fragrance in one spot.
Family Cutting Corner – Group three SHIRABE in a sunny square and edge with low herbs, creating an easy mini cutting patch children can pick from – for families wanting practical beauty with minimal maintenance demands.
Technical cultivar profile
Characteristic
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose cultivar marketed as SHIRABE – white tea-hybrid rose – Kunieda; commercial hybrid tea type for garden and cutting use, without separate registered exhibition name.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Kunieda Keiji at Rose Farm Keiji, Moriyama, Japan, from parent Misaki (2007); introduced in 2014 as a robust, fragrant white hybrid tea for ornamental and cut-flower purposes.
Growth and structural characteristics
Upright shrub, around 95–125 cm tall and 70–90 cm wide, with moderately dense, dark green foliage and moderate prickliness; forms a balanced, vertical outline suitable for borders and specimen planting.
Flower morphology
Very double, ball- to pompon-shaped blooms with 40+ petals, medium-sized solitary flowers on stems suitable for cutting; reliably remontant with a generous second flush in suitable conditions.
Colour data and phenology
Pure white base with soft creamy centre; buds ivory with buttery tints, opening to silky white and fading to opalescent powder white; colour retention moderate, giving gentle tonal shifts as flowers age.
Fragrance and aroma
Pronounced, long-lasting classic tea-rose fragrance, easily appreciated at close range or indoors in vases; scent quality is a key ornamental feature, especially valued in small gardens and patios.
Hip characteristics
Produces small, spherical orange-red hips about 8–12 mm across, but only sparingly due to the very double bloom form; hips add occasional autumn interest without dominating the plant’s appearance.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated H7, hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (USDA 6b); good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; moderate heat tolerance but needs consistent watering during prolonged dry spells.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in full sun with well-drained, improved soil; recommended spacing 50–90 cm depending on use; own-root planting favours long-term stability, with low maintenance needs beyond pruning and watering.
SHIRABE – white hybrid tea rose – Kunieda offers strongly scented blooms, reliable disease resistance and a long-lived own-root framework; a thoughtful choice if you would like enduring elegance with uncomplicated care.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
SHIRABE – white tea-hybrid rose - Kunieda
Product Type:
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour Description:
Pure snow-white base colour with a delicate, warm creamy touch at the centre of the bloom.
Closed Bud:
Beneath the greenish-white outer sepals, pale creamy-white petal tips are visible.
Newly Opened Flower:
Ivory petals, softly enriched with a buttery hue towards the centre.
Full Bloom:
Homogeneous white bloom with a slightly creamy inner tint that shimmers with a silky sheen in the light.
Before Fading:
The petals fade to an opalescent powder-white, the creamy tone almost vanishing.
Colour Fading Description:
During opening the ivory-cream tone gradually lightens; at full bloom it is uniformly white, and prior to fading it becomes an opalescent powder white, the creamy centre almost disappearing.
Pollinator Attraction:
Double (26–39 petals) flowers have limited attractiveness to pollinators because the double form reduces access to the stamens.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Double, 26–39-petalled flowers partially cover the stamens, so pollinator-friendliness is limited; primarily an ornamental variety.
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
PharmaRosa Ltd. Company registration number: 01-09-717479 VAT number: 13075314-2-43 Plant health registration no.: HU130721 Bank account (IBAN): HU85117631891388688400000000 BIC (SWIFT): OTPVHUHB Bank name: OTP Bank Nyrt.
