Peter Beales Roses

31 RHS Chelsea Gold Medals

Félicité-Perpétue

Root Type
Price: £32.00
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
Sempervirens Ramblers
Date of Introduction
1827
Rose Colour
White/Cream
Suitable For
A north wall
Growing Position
Shade
Height Range
450cm x 300cm (15ft x 10ft)
Fragrance
Fragrant
Breeder
Jacques
Repeat Flowering
No
Bloom
Double
Thorn
Moderate
Disease Tolerance
Moderate
Has Ornamental Hips
No
Awards Won
Garden Merit Award

Potted roses are supplied in a 5.5 litre pot.

(Sempervirens Ramblers) Félicité-Perpétue produces magnificent cascading clusters of small, perfectly pompom-formed blooms in the softest creamy white, their quartered rosette petals carrying a gentle, sweet fragrance. Nearly evergreen in milder seasons, this vigorous rambler smothers itself in blossom during June and July, creating an effect of irresistible romantic abundance. It was named in 1827 after the early Christian martyrs Saints Félicité and Perpétue by its raiser, Jacques, who had twin daughters of the same names.

Key Information
Height Range: 450cm x 300cm (15ft x 10ft)
Rose Type: Bare Root & Potted Rose
Rose Family: Sempervirens Ramblers
Colour: White
Flowering Period: June | July
Fragrance: Moderate

Similar Roses
Adélaïde d'Orléans | Flora | Princess Louise | Princesse Marie

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: £32.00
Félicité-Perpétue
On Sale from £21.00

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
  • Plant health icon Disease Tolerant
  • Award winning icon Garden Merit Award
  • Grow up arch icon Grow up an Arch
  • Grow up wall icon Grow up a Wall
  • Grow in partial shade icon Partial Shade Tolerant

Great companion plants for Félicité-Perpétue

Plants that grow well alongside Rambler roses like Félicité-Perpétue.

  • Clematis

    Clematis

    Why grow this with Félicité-Perpétue?

    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 Félicité-Perpétue?

    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.

  • Foxglove

    Foxglove

    Why grow this with Félicité-Perpétue?

    Tall flower spires give height and vertical contrast behind roses, and its bell-shaped blooms are a magnet for bees.

  • Lady's Mantle

    Lady's Mantle

    Why grow this with Félicité-Perpétue?

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

  • Catmint

    Catmint

    Why grow this with Félicité-Perpétue?

    Its billowing grey-green foliage softens bare rose stems, and its long flowering season keeps pollinators visiting long after the first flush of roses is over.

Frequently asked questions

Bare-root Félicité-Perpétue 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 Félicité-Perpétue 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 Félicité-Perpétue is back in stock.

Félicité-Perpétue's mature growth range is 450cm x 300cm (15ft x 10ft). 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.

Félicité-Perpétue belongs to our Sempervirens Ramblers 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.