Peter Beales Roses

31 RHS Chelsea Gold Medals

Perennial Blue

Root Type
Price: £23.00
Key Information
Please use this as a guide, these are live plants and can be different due to your soil, sunlight, watering routine and feed.
Rose Type
Potted Rose
Rose Family
Modern Climbers
Date of Introduction
2003
Rose Colour
Purple
Growing Position
A North Wall, Tolerant of Poorer Soils, Climbing up Trees
Height Range
300cm x 180cm (10ft x 6ft)
Fragrance
Fragrant
Seedling Code
MEHv9601
Repeat Flowering
Yes
Bloom
Semi-Double
Wildlife Friendly Rose
Yes
Thorn
A varied thorn count

Potted roses are supplied in a 5.5 litre pot.

(Modern Climbers) Semi-double, richly cupped blooms in a sumptuous wine-purple blend emerge in generous clusters, their warm fragrance drifting pleasingly on the air. Unusually for a rambler of this character, Perennial Blue offers a generous repeat performance well into autumn, complemented throughout by plentiful, healthy dark green foliage and a notably low thorn count.

Key Information
Height Range: 300cm x 180cm (10ft x 6ft)
Rose Type: Bare Root & Potted Rose
Rose Family: Modern Climbers
Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: June | July | September | October | November
Fragrance: Fragrant

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Important product information

Bare-root roses ship November–March only. Orders placed April–October will be held as a pre-order and dispatched November–December, weather permitting.

Tracking details will be sent by email.

Potted roses ship year-round.

Price: £23.00
Perennial Blue
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Plant Calendar

  • Planting Time
  • Flowering Time

Potted roses can be planted at any time of year; the planting window shown here is for bare-root roses.

Rose Features

  • Fragrance icon Fragrant
  • Repeat flowering icon Repeat Flowering
  • Wildlife friendly icon Wildlife Friendly
  • Suitable for pot icon Suitable for Pots
  • Grow up wall icon Grow up a Wall
  • Grow in partial shade icon Partial Shade Tolerant
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Kristina
Very healthy plant

Probably one if the healthiest plants that I have bought from any retailer and I've bought a lot. Plenty of growth in a nicely formed shape with luxuriant leaves without any sign of damage or health problems.
Beautifully and securely packaged too and easy to open.

Great companion plants for Perennial Blue

Plants that grow well alongside Modern Climber roses like Perennial Blue.

  • Clematis

    Clematis

    Why grow this with Perennial Blue?

    A traditional climbing partner for roses - Group 3 viticella types are pruned hard each spring alongside roses and won't overwhelm their host.

  • Hardy Geranium

    Hardy Geranium

    Why grow this with Perennial Blue?

    A low, spreading habit that shades the soil around a rose's roots, helping keep them cool while suppressing weeds at the base of the border.

  • Lady's Mantle

    Lady's Mantle

    Why grow this with Perennial Blue?

    Soft, scalloped leaves and frothy lime-green flowers make an easy edging that catches morning dew and softens the front of a rose border.

  • Allium

    Allium

    Why grow this with Perennial Blue?

    Its architectural purple globes rise above rose foliage in early summer, and its onion-family scent is thought to help confuse pests that target roses.

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    Why grow this with Perennial Blue?

    A classic rose companion: its silvery foliage and compact habit hide bare lower stems, and it shares roses' love of full sun and free-draining soil.

Frequently asked questions

Bare-root Perennial Blue roses are best planted during their dormant season, from November to March, which is also when we dispatch them. Potted roses are grown in containers and can be planted at any time of year — just avoid periods of hard frost or drought, and water thoroughly after planting.

Every rose we sell is covered by our 1-year Rose Guarantee, so you can plant Perennial Blue with confidence. See our Rose Guarantee page for the full details.

Often, yes — we grow our roses ourselves and stock varies through the season, so a variety that's sold out can come back. Use the "Notify me" button above to be emailed the moment Perennial Blue is back in stock.

Perennial Blue's mature growth range is 300cm x 180cm (10ft x 6ft). Growing conditions such as soil, sunlight, feeding and pruning can affect the final size, so treat this as a guide rather than an exact figure.

Climbing roses produce fewer, larger flowers on stiffer, more upright growth, and most repeat-flower through summer with a light prune each year. Rambling roses grow much more vigorously on long, flexible canes and produce one spectacular flush of smaller flowers in early-to-midsummer, usually pruned just after flowering rather than in winter.

Perennial Blue belongs to our Modern Climbers family of roses.

Icon key

What the icons on our roses mean.

  • Fragrant Has a noticeable scent. The product page tells you how strong it is.
  • Repeat flowering Flowers more than once through the season, rather than a single show.
  • Disease tolerant Naturally tolerant of common rose diseases such as blackspot and mildew.
  • Wildlife friendly Flowers that provide pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators.
  • Good for cutting Long-lasting blooms on stems that suit cutting for the vase.
  • Ornamental hips Produces decorative hips in autumn, which also feed the birds.
  • Award winning Has won awards. They are listed under Key Information on the product page.
  • Suitable for pots Happy growing in a container on a patio or balcony.
  • Grow up an arch Can be trained over an arch, pergola or doorway.
  • Grow up a wall Can be trained up a wall or fence.
  • Partial shade tolerant Copes with a position that only gets sun for part of the day.

Icons only appear on roses that have the feature. Please use them as a guide: roses are living plants and can vary with your soil, sunlight and care.