Peter Beales Roses

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Belle De Crecy

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
Gallicas
Date of Introduction
1829
Rose Colour
Purple
Suitable For
Growing in pots
Height Range
120cm x 90cm (4ft x 3ft)
Fragrance
Fragrant
Bloom
Double
Thorn
Little or no thorns

Potted roses are supplied in a 5.5 litre pot.

(Gallicas) A sumptuous and generously flowering rose, 'Belle de Crécy' produces richly fragrant blooms that open in warm cerise-pink before deepening through violet and lavender to a soft parma-grey, all with the characteristic quartered, button-eyed perfection of the finest old roses. The stems are nearly thornless, making this an unusually obliging beauty, and the scent is quite intoxicating — one of the finest fragrances in the entire rose kingdom.

Key Information
Height Range: 120cm x 90cm (4ft x 3ft)
Rose Type: Bare Root & Potted Rose
Rose Family: Gallicas
Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: June | July
Fragrance: Very Fragrant

Similar Roses
Cardinal De Richelieu | Charles De Mills | Agatha | Alain Blanchard

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
Belle De Crecy
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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
  • Suitable for pot icon Suitable for Pots

Great companion plants for Belle De Crecy

Plants that grow well alongside Gallica roses like Belle De Crecy.

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    Why grow this with Belle De Crecy?

    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.

  • Peony

    Peony

    Why grow this with Belle De Crecy?

    Flowers just before or alongside early roses, sharing the same love of sun and rich, well-drained soil, for a classic double-flowered pairing.

  • Bearded Iris

    Bearded Iris

    Why grow this with Belle De Crecy?

    Flowers early in the rose season, its sword-like leaves contrasting with rose foliage, and shares roses' need for full sun.

  • Lady's Mantle

    Lady's Mantle

    Why grow this with Belle De Crecy?

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

  • Lamb's Ear

    Lamb's Ear

    Why grow this with Belle De Crecy?

    Soft, silvery foliage makes a low, weed-suppressing edging and offers a textural contrast to glossy rose leaves.

Frequently asked questions

Bare-root Belle De Crecy 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 Belle De Crecy 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 Belle De Crecy is back in stock.

Belle De Crecy's mature growth range is 120cm x 90cm (4ft x 3ft). 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.

Old Garden roses are the historic classes bred before modern Hybrid Teas arrived in the 1860s — groups like Gallica, Damask, Bourbon, China and Moss roses. They’re prized for their old-fashioned charm, rich fragrance and, in many cases, tougher, more resilient growth than modern varieties.

Belle De Crecy belongs to the Gallicas class, one of these historic groups.

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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.