Vivid, clear pink shade with delicate light streaking. - rambler, climbing rose - medium-strength, clearly noticeable scented rose - pleasantly soft, sweet-floral aroma
– Historic award-winning rambler for gardens
– Vivid pink clusters with graceful colour fading
– Strong climber for walls, arches and pergolas
– Medium, clearly noticeable sweet-floral fragrance
– Good heat and moderate drought tolerance Special feature: Decorative pear-shaped orange-red hips in autumn.
Carefully curated selection – Natural plant habit
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,20 €
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Madame Grégoire Staechelin – pink rambler climbing rose
If You dream of a romantic rose-draped wall or arch but prefer easy gardening, Madame Grégoire Staechelin is a generous, once-flowering rambler that rewards You with cascades of soft crimson-pink blooms, followed by decorative rose hips. This historic climber settles well even in Ireland’s wetter, cooler conditions and copes calmly with humidity and rainfall when planted in soil with reasonable drainage. The long, arching canes are clothed in light green, glossy foliage, creating a lush backdrop all season, while the semi-double flowers combine a medium, clearly noticeable fragrance with a shape that appeals to visiting bees. As an own-root pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL plant, it develops gradually into a balanced, long-lived structure, giving You a sense of confidence rather than demanding expert pruning. Plant, water and feed moderately, then let this romantic rambler climb a fence, pergola or tree and mature year by year into a stable feature. In its first year it focuses on roots, in the second on stronger shoots, and by the third it shows its full ornamental value each flowering season.
Madame Grégoire Staechelin in full bloom, showing its vivid pink, semi-double flowers.
Semi-double blooms of Madame Grégoire Staechelin showing the flower centre.
Madame Grégoire Staechelin flowers fading to pastel pink
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front-garden wall beside the entrance
Ideal where You want big impact from a small planting footprint: the tall, climbing habit clothes a bare wall with glossy foliage and scented pink clusters, giving a cottage-style welcome with relatively simple yearly care for busy homeowners
Garden arch or pergola in a family garden
Long, flexible canes are easy to train over arches and pergolas, forming a soft, cascading curtain of bloom that frames paths and play areas; once tied in and shaped, it mainly needs light annual pruning and basic feeding for beginner gardeners
Country-style hedge or boundary fence
Suited to covering long stretches of wire or timber fencing thanks to its vigorous growth and dense foliage; a seasonal flush of flowers is followed by colourful hips, giving a long season of interest from a single planting line for rural cottage-garden owners
Climbing up an established tree
The rambler character allows it to weave through the lower canopy of a sturdy tree, adding fragrant midsummer blossom without taking ground space; an own-root plant forms a resilient base that can regenerate if stems are damaged for nature-friendly gardeners
Partial-shade side passage or north-east aspect
Performs reliably in sites with only morning or filtered sun, making awkward side passages and cooler, damp corners usable for roses; it tolerates Ireland’s frequent rain and heavy air when the soil is not waterlogged, fitting spaces often ignored by urban garden owners
Cut-flower corner near the house
The medium-sized, semi-double blooms on long stems are suitable for cutting when just opening, bringing a sweet-floral scent indoors; a single, impressive flush can be timed to summer events, simplifying planning for home entertainers
Wildlife-friendly family garden bed
Semi-double flowers with accessible stamens, combined with a noticeable fragrance, attract pollinating insects, and the pear-shaped orange-red hips provide late-season colour; this supports a softer, wildlife-aware style desired by pollinator-conscious families
Large container by a sheltered patio wall (40–50 litres minimum)
In a generous container with good drainage, it can be trained as a vertical accent on trellis or wires, adding height where borders are limited; once the root system fills the pot, its good drought tolerance helps in breezy Irish summers for balcony and patio gardeners
Decorating ideas
Cottage Archway – Train Madame Grégoire Staechelin over an arch with lavender edging below to create a fragrant, pastel tunnel in early summer – ideal for romantic-front-garden lovers
Rosy Farmhouse Fence – Let the rambler cover a post-and-rail fence, underplanting with hardy geraniums for a soft, rural lane effect that stays attractive after flowering – perfect for country-home owners
Tree-Draped Corner – Guide canes into the lower branches of an old apple or ornamental tree and fill the base with foxgloves and ferns for layered, woodland charm – suited to natural-style gardeners
Patio Feature Wall – In a 40–50 litre container, fan-train the rose against trellis and combine with pots of rosemary and thyme for a scented sitting area – great for compact-plot households
Wildlife Ribbon Bed – Run the climber along a wire support with underplanting of catmint and ornamental grasses to feed bees and add movement in the breeze – appealing to pollinator-friendly families
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Madame Grégoire Staechelin – pink rambler climbing rose, exhibition large-flowered climber and cut flower; commercial climbing rose from the Rambler group, unregistered cultivar with verified authenticity.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Pedro Dot i Martínez, Viveros Dot, Barcelona, Spain; introduced in 1927. Parentage is ‘Frau Karl Druschki’ × ‘Château de Clos-Vougeot’, combining strong colour with vigorous, climbing growth and garden performance.
Awards and recognitions
Gold Medal at Bagatelle, Paris (1927); American Rose Society John Cook Medal (1929); RHS / RNRS Award of Garden Merit (1993), confirming long-term reliability and ornamental value in temperate gardens.
Growth and structure
Strong climbing rambler with arching canes, about 500–750 cm high and 240–380 cm spread. Dense, light green, glossy foliage on moderately thorny stems; best grown with support on walls, fences, pergolas or through trees.
Flower morphology
Semi-double, cup-shaped clusters with 13–25 petals per bloom. Medium flower size (approximately 1.5–2.75 inches), borne in trusses along the canes. Non-remontant: produces one main flowering period, followed by decorative hips.
Colour and phenology
Vivid, clear pink flowers with light streaking. Buds are deep crimson-pink, paling as they open to mid-pink with silvery edges, then to pastel pink with creamy hints. Once-flowering rambler with a concentrated early-summer display.
Fragrance and aroma
Pleasant, soft, sweet-floral scent of medium strength, clearly noticeable on still days. Semi-double, open blooms offer accessible stamens, combining ornamental perfume with reasonable appeal to pollinating insects in the garden.
Rose hip characteristics
Forms large, pear-shaped hips about 22–34 mm in diameter, orange-red by autumn. Produced in moderate quantities, they extend the season of interest and add colour and structure to winter views and wildlife-friendly plantings.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3). Disease resistance is moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; good heat and moderate drought tolerance once well established in the planting site.
Horticultural recommendations
Suited to walls, fences, arches, pergolas and tree training; also usable as a cut flower. Allow generous spacing (around 210–330 cm, depending on use). In containers, choose at least 40–50 litres and ensure reliable drainage and support.
Madame Grégoire Staechelin offers romantic climbing height, a single magnificent flush of scented pink blooms and long-lived own-root reliability, making it a reassuring choice if You want a graceful, low-fuss garden feature.
Competition and Show Awards:
Bagatelle (Paris) – Gold Medal (1927); American Rose Society – John Cook Medal (1929); RHS / RNRS – Award of Garden Merit (1993)
Flower Colour:
Vivid, clear pink shade with delicate light streaking.
Closed Bud:
Elongated, egg-shaped bud with deep crimson-pink and carmine undertones.
Freshly Opened Flower:
The outer petals open in a strong pink, while the inner petals lighten to a softer, pale pink.
Full Bloom:
Mid-pink petals with a silvery-pink edge, the veining a slightly darker tone.
Pre-Fading Flower:
The petals fade to a pastel pink with creamy undertones in places.
Colour Fading Description:
During opening, the deep crimson‑pink gradually fades to mid and then pastel pink, with creamy undertones appearing in places.
Our product is a rose grown with unique pharmaROSA® cultivation technology!
2 litre, own-root, potted rose.
With shoots appropriate to the season.
With roots thoroughly interwoven through the growing medium.
Quality in line with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
In unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-type rose plant with an individual 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.
Stock: several varieties and several stages of development in a short stock section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: presentation of the strong root system interwoven through the growing medium with the pot removed.Balance: mature plant where the development of the root system and the shoots is in harmony.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”, but makes the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root production tangible: how the plant is built, what the root system is like and how the shoots renew themselves. The footage was therefore taken at different times, showing plants at different stages of development, so mixed leaf coverage or differing growth stages may appear in the videos. This is not a “sample” of the batch delivered, but an illustration of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical of the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown at the top 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.
