Rose - Raspberry Cupcake

Common Name:
Rose 'Raspberry Cupcake'

Description:
Rose 'Raspberry Cupcake' is a luxurious hybrid tea rose from the renowned Kordes Parfuma® collection, celebrated for its powerful fragrance and classically beautiful blooms. The large, full flowers display a medium raspberry pink colour and are formed in densely petalled, quartered rosettes, either borne singly or in small clusters. Each bloom can contain up to 65 petals and emits a unique, intense fragrance combining notes of raspberry, lemon, green apple, fresh cut grass, cedar, and patchouli. Flowering reliably from late spring through to autumn, it offers season-long colour and scent. This upright, bushy shrub grows to around 90–120 cm tall and up to 90 cm wide, making it ideal for borders, garden beds or larger pots. It has excellent disease resistance, glossy green foliage, and is nearly thornless, making it a superb option for both experienced and beginner gardeners in Melbourne.

Form:
Shrub – Medium (Hybrid Tea type form)

Mature Size:
Height: approximately 90–120 cm
Width: approximately 60–90 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun

Flowering:
Flowers in Late Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn
Repeat flowering throughout the season

Flower Colour:
Medium to light raspberry pink

Flower Size & Form:
Large blooms (approximately 7–10 cm across)
Very full, cupped to quartered rosettes with 41–65+ petals

Fragrance:
Very fragrant – raspberry, lemon, green apple, fresh grass, cedar, and patchouli notes

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Perennial (repeat-flowering)
Strongly Scented
Disease Resistant
Excellent as Cut Flower
Compact, Bushy Upright Form
Low Maintenance
Award-Winning Cultivar

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Salvia
Nepeta (Catmint)
Hardy Geraniums
Ornamental Grasses