The petals are a uniform, velvety deep red shade, with a full and elegant appearance. - hybrid tea rose - light, subtle scented rose - delicately floral in character
– Velvety deep red, classic hybrid tea blooms.
– Upright, medium-tall habit for borders and beds.
– Excellent for cutting with exhibition form.
– Proven performance with multiple trial awards.
– Hardy to RHS H7, suited to colder gardens.
– Special feature: Light, delicately floral fragrance for refined bouquets.
Familiar garden experience – With local wildlife
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,00 £
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PRIDE OF ENGLAND – red hybrid tea rose - Harkness
Step from pavement to front path and be met by the velvet glow of ‘Pride of England’, a classic hybrid tea that turns even a small London terrace into a quiet moment of balance. Large, formal blooms unfold in a rich, lasting scarlet red, ideal for cutting after summer showers and enjoying indoors. Grown on its own roots for dependable longevity, it knits steadily into the border, giving you a reassuring rhythm of new growth and repeat flowering with little more than watering and light deadheading, even where rain and wind regularly test your garden’s resilience. In the first years it concentrates on strong roots, then bolder shoots, and by the third season it settles as a full, reliable feature in your urban sanctuary. Plant into peat-free compost, make simple provision for drainage, and enjoy a sustainable, easy-care rose that quietly rewards everyday attention.
Pride of England in fresh bloom
Pride of England shows a large, high-centred bloom.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden focal point
The tall, upright habit and large, high-centred blooms give strong vertical accents beside a front door or gate, creating a formal welcome without demanding complicated upkeep, ideal for the time-poor homeowner.
Cutting and indoor display
Long, straight stems and exhibition-style flowers are bred for vases, so a single bush supplies regular, classic red stems for the house from early summer into autumn, suiting the creative hobby-gardener.
Compact specimen in small beds
Its moderate spread fits neatly into modest borders, offering a single, well-shaped bush that anchors planting schemes, particularly useful where every square metre in a family front garden must earn its place for the urban-gardener.
Mixed rose or shrub border
Dense dark foliage and formal flowers add structure among looser perennials; pairing with aromatic herbs such as lavender or nepeta helps balance its moderate disease resistance in wetter districts for the cautious beginner.
Large patio container (40–50 L)
In a generous, well-drained pot, this rose makes a movable feature for paved or rainwater-managed spaces, especially where you want easy watering access and tidy, upright growth on a balcony-focused city-dweller.
Rain-exposed, windy sites
Firm, upright canes and well-held blooms cope respectably on more open plots, offering reliable flowers even where frequent showers and breezes would flatten floppier plants, reassuring the coastal or edge-of-town gardener.
Partially shaded front gardens
Tolerant of light shade, it still produces richly coloured blooms where houses or street trees limit direct sun, making it practical for narrow, overlooked terraces and shared frontages for the space-conscious neighbour.
Long-term, own-root planting
The own-root form encourages steady regeneration from the base, supporting a long-lived, stable shrub that can recover well after hard pruning, season by season building into a dependable feature for the sustainability-minded planner.
Styling ideas
Classic-Entrance – Flank a narrow path with two specimens underplanted with dwarf heuchera for year-round foliage contrast – ideal for owners of traditional brick terraces.
Crimson-Curtain – Line a low front fence with evenly spaced bushes and soft grasses to create a gentle, semi-formal hedge – for families wanting privacy without solid walls.
Balcony-Showpiece – Grow one plant in a 50 litre container with trailing sedum spurium to soften the pot edge – perfect for flat-dwellers making the most of limited floor space.
Evening-Glow – Combine with pale nepeta or silvery foliage to make the red blooms stand out in low light – suited to those who most enjoy their garden after work.
Cutting-Corner – Dedicate a sunny spot with chives and other cottage herbs so you can pick both flowers and herbs together – appealing to home cooks who like garden-to-table moments.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose; registered as HARencore, marketed as Pride of England in the Harkness Masterpiece Collection®, with ARS exhibition approval under the same trade name.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Richard Harkness (R Harkness & Co Ltd, UK); bred 1997, registered and introduced 1998, with parentage not publicly recorded but selected for classic exhibition bloom form.
Awards and recognition
Highly decorated at European rose trials: Belfast Gold Medal and Best Hybrid Tea 2000, Orléans Certificate of Merit 2000, The Hague Bronze and Gold Medals around 2000 for flower quality.
Growth and structural characteristics
Upright, bushy habit reaching about 100–130 cm in height and 55–75 cm spread, with moderately thorny stems and dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage providing a solid structural presence.
Flower morphology
Large, double, high-centred hybrid tea blooms on mostly solitary stems, with around 26–39 petals and strong form, remontant with a generous second flush when regularly deadheaded in season.
Colour data and phenology
Velvety deep red flowers, ARS DR, RHS 46A–46B; buds burgundy-red, opening ruby to fiery red, then slowly softening to cherry tones, with colour holding reasonably well except in strong sun.
Fragrance and aroma
Light, delicately floral perfume that is noticeable at close range without overpowering nearby seating or indoor arrangements, complementing the classic hybrid tea appearance rather than dominating it.
Hip characteristics
Moderate crop of small, spherical orange-red hips about 10–15 mm across, adding a quietly decorative note in late season where some spent flowers are left uncut on the plant.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Hardy to around –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, roughly USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3), with moderate tolerance of heat, drought and major fungal diseases, benefiting from basic preventive care in damp summers.
Horticultural recommendations
Suited to borders, cutting gardens, specimens and large containers; plant 40–70 cm apart, use fertile, well-drained, preferably peat-free soil, with watering during extended dry spells and occasional protection treatments.
PRIDE OF ENGLAND combines formal red blooms, compact upright shape and award-winning performance with the steady resilience of an own-root rose, making it a thoughtful choice for long-term structure and seasonal colour in your garden.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
PRIDE OF ENGLAND – red hybrid tea rose - Harkness
Product Type:
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Competition and Show Awards:
Belfast Rose Trials – Best Large-flowered Rose / Best Hybrid Tea (2000); Belfast Rose Trials – Gold Medal (2000); Orléans Rose Trials – Certificate of Merit (2000); The Hague Rose Trials – Bronze Certificate (2000); The Hague Rose Trials – Gold Medal (200
Pollinator Attraction:
Double, 26–39‑petalled flowers only weakly attract pollinators, as flower form (simple/semidouble/double) and the accessibility of the stamens affect pollinator attraction.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its double blooms mostly conceal the stamens, so it only attracts pollinators to a limited extent.
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
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