CRÈME BRÛLÉE – cream-yellow tea-hybrid rose - Evers
CRÈME BRÛLÉE is a hybrid tea rose that brings a touch of café elegance to your front garden, with warm creamy-yellow blooms opening from butter-shaded buds into sophisticated, cup-shaped flowers ideal for cutting. Its upright, compact habit is easy to place in smaller Irish family gardens, creating a neat, structured look without demanding complex pruning. Medium, repeat flowering means flush after flush of blooms through the season, even in a humid climate where summers are cool and changeable. Own-root plants settle gradually and live long, developing a balanced bush that regenerates well if ever cut back. The gently spicy, fruity fragrance adds another layer of enjoyment when You pass the front path or cut a few stems for the kitchen table. With moderate maintenance needs and straightforward care, You can simply plant, keep it watered and lightly fed, and watch it mature from root-building in year one, to strong shoots in year two, and full ornamental display by year three, giving a reliably elegant, compact, fragrant, remontant, cut, durable, adaptable feature in your garden.
Use cases
| Target area |
Reason |
| Front garden focal point by the entrance path |
The upright, compact habit forms a tidy vertical accent that stays within 60–85 cm, so it suits narrow Irish front gardens where space is limited but You still want a clear, welcoming focus. Perfect for busy homeowners |
| Small rose bed in a family garden |
Remontant flowering means several good flushes of blooms from early summer into autumn, giving colour for months without complex deadheading, ideal for a simple but rewarding rose area. Ideal for beginner gardeners |
| Cutting corner near the patio or back door |
Large, elegant hybrid tea blooms on straight stems are excellent for vases, so a group of 3–5 plants can provide regular, café-style bunches for the home with minimal effort. Suits flower-loving families |
| Mixed border with shrubs and perennials |
The cream-yellow, mocha-tinged colouring blends easily with grasses and soft perennials, adding structure and warm tones without clashing, making border design straightforward for non-experts. Great for styling enthusiasts |
| Smaller urban garden with time-poor owners |
Moderate maintenance and own-root vigour give a forgiving plant that copes well as long as it has sun and basic care, offering dependable performance without intensive spraying or fuss. Best for busy city gardeners |
| Irish gardens with frequent rain and fungal pressure |
Moderate disease resistance allows healthy growth when combined with sensible spacing and airflow, helping the plant cope calmly in a climate where frequent showers and humidity can challenge roses. Reassuring for Irish conditions |
| Long-lived specimen for cottage-style planting |
As an own-root rose it rebuilds from its base if ever pruned hard or damaged, supporting a longer lifespan and stable shape in informal cottage-style beds where plants are expected to age gracefully. Ideal for cottage gardeners |
| Large container on a sheltered patio or balcony |
Its compact, upright growth performs well in a roomy 40–50 litre container with good drainage, giving You scented, creamy blooms close to seating without needing a full flower bed. Perfect for balcony and patio owners |
Decorating ideas
- COTTAGE DUO – Plant CRÈME BRÛLÉE with Geranium macrorrhizum at its feet for fragrant groundcover that suppresses weeds and softens the rose’s upright lines – for relaxed cottage-style gardeners
- GOLDEN PATH – Line a front path with spaced specimens and underplant with low Miscanthus sinensis for a calm, airy frame that highlights the warm cream-yellow blooms – for homeowners who like tidy, structured entrances
- PASTEL BORDER – Combine with pale pink roses and white hydrangeas in a mixed border, using CRÈME BRÛLÉE as the warm accent tying softer tones together – for fans of romantic, pastel colour schemes
- SCENTED PATIO – Grow one plant in a 50 litre terracotta pot near seating, underplanting with trailing thyme or lobelia to enjoy fragrance and soft colour at eye and nose level – for balcony and patio users
- CAFÉ CUTTING PATCH – Group 3–5 plants in a small square bed edged with lavender to create a private “florist corner” providing stylish stems and gentle scent for the house – for people who love bringing their own flowers indoors
Technical cultivar profile
| Property |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, florists rose; registered as TANoniccu, marketed as CRÈME BRÛLÉE hybrid tea rose TANoniccu, with ARS exhibition name Cappuccino, in the pharmaROSA ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root range. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers, Rosen Tantau, Uetersen, Germany; breeding completed 1997, introduced and registered in 2005 by Rosen Tantau and Tantau Roses as a premium silver-rated garden and cut-flower cultivar. |
| Growth and structure |
Compact, upright bush reaching about 60–85 cm high and 50–70 cm wide, with moderately dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickliness, forming a structured, easily managed plant in beds or containers. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, cup-shaped hybrid tea blooms with 26–39 petals, usually solitary on stems; flowers have a pronounced medium-height form and repeat well, giving abundant second and later flushes through the season. |
| Colour and phenology |
Warm cream-yellow base with subtle mocha-yellow depth; buds butter to cream-yellow, opening silky and rich before fading to pastel cream with pale beige edges, colour holding moderately in sun and cooler conditions. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength perfume combining a delicately spicy character with fruity notes, noticeable at close range in the garden and on cut stems indoors, enhancing its value as both a decorative and cutting rose. |
| Rose hip characteristics |
Occasional spherical orange-red hips about 8–12 mm in diameter may form after flowering, adding a light decorative touch in late season, though deadheading is usually preferred where repeat bloom is prioritised. |
| Resistance and hardiness |
Hardy to about -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b); disease resistance moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with best performance in sunny, airy sites and balanced soil moisture. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in a sunny position with well-drained but moisture-retentive soil; spacing 60 cm in beds, 50 cm in hedges or 100 cm as a specimen; water in dry spells and provide occasional pest and disease control as needed. |
CRÈME BRÛLÉE offers compact, upright growth, repeat creamy-yellow blooms and medium fragrance, while its own-root form supports long life and recovery, so You can plant it with confidence as a dependable feature.
