Pure, soft cream-toned white petals with a delicate ivory hue. - hybrid tea rose - strong, long-lasting scented rose - sweet, rose scented
– Elegant XL blooms for showy cut flowers
– Pure cream‑white colour with ivory glow
– Strong, long‑lasting classic rose fragrance
– Upright, medium‑tall habit for borders
– Hardy to –21 °C with moderate disease resistance Gné speisialta: Buidéilín dearg ubhchruthach tar éis bláthú.
Lush, vibrant garden – Natural plant form
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
18,80 €
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MÉTRO™ – creamy white hybrid tea rose – McGredy
With MÉTRO™, You bring a touch of urban elegance into an everyday Irish garden, in a form that stays wonderfully manageable for busy lives. This creamy-white hybrid tea forms an upright, medium-sized bush that fits neatly into smaller front gardens and narrow borders, while its long-stemmed, exhibition-style blooms look effortlessly luxurious in the vase. The strong, classic rose perfume is genuinely memorable, lending romance to patios and paths You pass every day. As an own-root, 2-litre plant it settles steadily and reliably into heavier Irish soils once drainage is considered, giving You a planting that feels lasting rather than temporary. In its first year MÉTRO™ concentrates on roots, the second year on framework and shoots, and by the third year it reveals its full spectacle of flowers so Your garden feels calmly finished without complicated gardening routines.
Freshly opened cream-white flower of Auckland Metro.
Auckland Metro in side-by-side bloom stages, from creamy ivory buds to near-white flowers.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden feature rose by the entrance
MÉTRO™ builds into a neat, upright bush that stays within about 85–115 cm, ideal where space is limited but You still want a clear focal point beside a doorway or along a path, giving reliable structure for the busy homeowner
Cutting patch for home bouquets
The high-centred, long-stemmed blooms are classic hybrid tea form, opening XL and elegant, so a small group of plants gives You a steady supply of florist-style, creamy white roses for the house, perfect for the home entertainer
Small group planting in a mixed border
Planted in 3–5s at about 60 cm spacing, MÉTRO™ creates a lush, flower-rich pocket without swallowing the border, working well with perennials like Rudbeckia or lupins and suiting the relaxed gardener
Patio or balcony container rose
In a minimum 40–50 litre container with good compost and drainage, the compact, upright habit and repeat flowering make MÉTRO™ a refined choice for Irish patios and sheltered balconies, rewarding the city dweller
Romantic seating area or garden bench backdrop
The strong, sweet rose fragrance carries well, so planting MÉTRO™ near a seat or path turns everyday moments into scented pauses, especially pleasant on calm evenings, which appeals to the scent lover
Cottage-style border with soft whites and pastels
The cream-white, softly fading blooms blend easily with traditional cottage plants and a looser style, giving that gentle, timeless look without demanding fussy pruning, ideal for the cottage gardener
Part-shade corner of an average family garden
MÉTRO™ tolerates light, partial shade, so it continues to flower steadily in spots that do not get sun all day and where many roses would sulk, making it useful for the practical planner
Long-lived rose in a family garden bed
As an own-root plant it gradually forms its own balanced bush structure, coping better long-term with Ireland’s wet, heavy soils when drainage is considered, giving stable planting that suits the beginner gardener
Decorating ideas
Urban Entrance Elegance – Line a short front path with MÉTRO™ and low lavender for scent and clean structure – ideal for owners of compact urban front gardens
Soft White Cottage Drift – Combine MÉTRO™ with pink lupins and airy grasses for a relaxed cottage look – for those who like informal, romantic borders
Cream-and-Gold Summer Mix – Underplant MÉTRO™ with Rudbeckia and cypress spurge for a warm cream-and-yellow glow – suited to gardeners who enjoy bold seasonal colour
Perfumed Patio Corner – Grow MÉTRO™ in a 50 litre tub with rosemary and thyme at the base by a seating area – perfect for balcony and patio users
Serene White Cut-Flower Row – Plant a short row of MÉTRO™ with pale hydrangeas at the back for armfuls of calm, creamy blooms – ideal for home floristry enthusiasts
Technical cultivar profile
Property
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid tea rose; registered as MACbucpal, marketed as MÉTRO™ – creamy white hybrid tea rose – McGredy, with Auckland Metro as the ARS approved exhibition name for show and cut-flower use.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV (McGredy Roses International, New Zealand) from ‘Sexy Rexy’ × ‘Saturday’; bred around 1982, registered 1988 and introduced in 1990 for garden and exhibition cultivation.
Growth and structure
Upright bush reaching about 85–115 cm in height and 50–70 cm spread, with moderately dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; forms a tidy, medium-sized shrub suitable for beds and borders.
Flower morphology
Large XL, double, high-centred hybrid tea blooms with 26–39 petals, borne mainly in clusters; pointed buds open to full, classic exhibition-type flowers suitable for cutting and garden display.
Colour and phenology
Cream-white petals with a delicate ivory tone; buds show pale yellow-cream with pinkish blush, then creamy ivory, finally fading to soft snow-white with only a faint buttery tone at the petal base in full bloom.
Fragrance and aroma
Strong, long-lasting, sweet rose fragrance of traditional character; pleasantly noticeable around paths and seating areas and especially valued when used as a cut flower indoors in vases and arrangements.
Rose hip characteristics
Sets rose hips only in small quantities; ovoid to egg-shaped hips around 12–18 mm in diameter, ripening to red and adding a light, unobtrusive autumn accent if not deadheaded.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b); disease resistance is moderate to the main rose diseases, with regular deadheading and occasional plant protection recommended.
Horticultural recommendations
Use as border, specimen, group or cut-flower rose; allow about 60 cm in mass planting, 50 cm in hedging or 90 cm as a specimen; prefers moist but well-drained soil, with watering during prolonged dry spells.
MÉTRO™ offers strongly scented, creamy white cut-quality blooms on a compact bush, repeat colour over the season, and the long-lived stability of an own-root rose, making it a reassuring choice if You would like a dependable, elegant feature.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
MÉTRO™ – creamy white hybrid tea rose - McGredy
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Cultivar Name Meaning:
The name "Auckland Metro" refers to the city/metropolis, and the abbreviated "Métro" is the French term for an urban rapid-transit railway.
Flower Colour:
Pure, soft cream-toned white petals with a delicate ivory hue.
Closed Bud:
Pale yellow‑cream base colour with a slight pinkish blush at the tip.
Freshly Opened Flower:
Cream-white outer petals with a very delicate peach-coloured veil in the centre.
Full Bloom:
The petals largely fade to snow-white, retaining only a faint buttery tone at the base.
Pre-Fading Flower:
An almost pure white shade dominates, the creamy centre almost disappears.
Colour Fading Description:
As the bloom opens, the creamy, ivory tones gradually fade to snow-white; by the end only a faint butter-yellow remains at the petal base.
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.
