OCEANA® – cream-coloured hybrid tea rose – Evers
With OCEANA® You bring a quietly luxurious rose into your garden: tall, elegant and upright, with XL, high‑centred blooms that look as if they belong in a florist’s window. The soft cream‑ivory petals with a vanilla sheen and peach tones create a refined focal point in front gardens and near entrances, while the medium, fruity fragrance adds a gentle sense of romance on still evenings. This hybrid tea is bred for resistant performance, standing up well in our damp Irish climate and coping dependably with cool summers and occasional heatwaves. On its own roots it forms a long‑lived, balanced bush that can regenerate from the base and stay visually pleasing for many years with modest care. In the first year it builds roots, the second year it develops shoots, and by the third year it shows its full ornamental value, becoming a reliable, low‑fuss highlight for beginners and experienced gardeners alike.
Use cases
| Target area |
Reason |
| Front garden entrance feature |
Upright, florist-style blooms and XL, high-centred flowers create an elegant welcome beside paths, gates or front doors, giving a neat, “designed” look without complex planting plans – ideal for the style-conscious homeowner |
| Cutting bed for home bouquets |
Originally selected as a cut-rose type, OCEANA® produces long, straight stems with large, double blooms that last well in the vase, so You can harvest armfuls of classic cream roses for your table with minimal effort – perfect for the keen flower-lover |
| Small group planting in ornamental beds |
Plant 3–5 bushes at the recommended spacing to create a softly coloured, repeat-flowering group; the cream and peach tones blend easily with most perennials and shrubs, giving reliable structure in modest front or back gardens – reassuring for the time-poor gardener |
| Low-maintenance family border |
Good disease resistance means less spraying and fewer worries about black spot or mildew, so even busy families can enjoy healthy foliage and beautiful flowers through the season with only basic watering and feeding – suitable for the busy parent |
| Partially shaded city garden |
Tolerates partial shade, so it performs well where houses, walls or neighbouring trees reduce direct sun; this flexibility makes it useful in compact Irish urban plots that only get a few hours of light – a smart choice for the space-limited city-dweller |
| Long-lived focal point in mixed borders |
As an own-root rose it forms its final bush shape in place, gradually adapting to the soil and care routine, giving a stable, rejuvenating feature that stays attractive year after year without complicated pruning – reassuring for the long-term planner |
| Warm, sheltered patio or balcony planting |
Good heat and drought tolerance means it copes well in sheltered, sun-trapping corners when given a minimum 40–50 litre container and regular watering, holding its colour even in strong sun – handy for the container-focused balcony-owner |
| Coastal or exposed front-garden bed |
Shows reliable health where Atlantic winds bring frequent rain and humidity, standing up to fungal pressure while still flowering generously, provided drainage is reasonable and feeding is regular – practical for the weather-aware coastal-gardener |
Decorating ideas
- Cottage Entrance Duo – Plant OCEANA® on either side of a path and underplant with Brunnera macrophylla for blue spring flowers beneath cream roses – ideal for lovers of soft cottage-garden charm
- Romantic Rose Hedge – Use a loose, low hedge at 80 cm spacing along a front boundary, weaving in pale clematis like ‘Hot Love’ for extra colour above the blooms – suited to homeowners seeking gentle privacy
- Elegant Cut-Flower Corner – Dedicate a sunny border section to OCEANA® with neat edging lavender; You get fragrant borders outdoors and perfect stems indoors – great for enthusiastic home florists
- Patio Statement Pot – Grow one plant in a 40–50 litre container with trailing white lobelia and soft grasses, placing it near seating to enjoy the fruity scent – perfect for balcony and terrace users
- Calm Cream Border – Combine OCEANA® with hydrangeas and mid‑green shrubs to create a serene cream-and-green strip that stays tidy and easy-care – ideal for busy families wanting a restful view
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose; registered as OSIana, trade name Oceana® Hybrid tea rose OSIana, ARS exhibition name Osiana; pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root plant for garden use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers, Rosen Tantau, Germany, from unnamed seedlings; bred 1988, registered 1991 with US Plant Patent PP 7 660, introduced commercially after 1991. |
| Awards and recognitions |
Court of Show / Honour at the Golden Triangle Rose & Garden Society Show, USA (1999), confirming its value as an exhibition-quality hybrid tea with florist-style blooms. |
| Growth and structure |
Upright hybrid tea bush, approximately 120–160 cm tall and 110–140 cm wide, with moderately dense, mid-green foliage and sparse thorns; spent blooms usually require manual deadheading. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, high-centred, pointed-budded blooms with 26–39 petals; XL flower size, borne mostly solitary on long stems; good repeat flowering with an abundant second flush in season. |
| Colour and phenology |
Cream-coloured flowers with ivory and vanilla tones, a peach-cream centre and porcelain-like edges; colour holds well with minimal fading even in strong sunlight throughout the flowering period. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength scent with a delicately fruity character; noticeable when You pass or cut stems for indoor display, adding an extra sensory layer without overwhelming nearby seating areas. |
| Rose hip characteristics |
Due to its double blooms, hip formation is usually minimal; occasionally small, egg-shaped, red hips 8–12 mm across may appear late in the season, adding a modest autumn accent. |
| Resistance and hardiness |
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); resistant to black spot, powdery mildew and rust; tolerates heat well but needs watering during extended dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to borders, specimen planting and cutting beds; spacing about 90 cm in groups or 80 cm for a hedge; prefers well-drained soil, regular feeding, and light pruning to maintain shape and flowering. |
OCEANA® offers florist-quality, cream hybrid tea blooms, reliable disease resistance and long-lived own-root growth that settles steadily into family gardens, so You can plant with confidence and enjoy deciding where it will suit You best.
