Peter Beales Roses

31 RHS Chelsea Gold Medals

Twice In A Blue Moon

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
Hybrid Teas
Date of Introduction
2004
Rose Colour
Purple
Suitable For
Growing in pots | Good for Cut Flowers
Height Range
90cm x 69cm (3ft x 2.3ft)
Fragrance
Fragrant
Seedling Code
TAN96138
Bloom
Double
Wildlife Friendly Rose
Yes
Thorn
A varied thorn count

Potted roses are supplied in a 5.5 litre pot.

(Hybrid Teas) Bearing elegantly scrolled, high-centred blooms of soft pale lilac — that elusive, almost ethereal purple so rarely achieved in a Hybrid Tea — this exceptionally free-flowering rose performs with remarkable generosity from early summer well into autumn. The flowers are richly fragrant and beautifully complemented by glossy, deep green foliage with striking red new growth, making them as desirable in a vase as they are in the garden.

Key Information
Height Range: 90cm x 69cm (3ft x 2.3ft)
Rose Type: Bare Root & Potted Rose
Rose Family: Hybrid Teas
Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: June | July | August | September | October | November
Fragrance: Very Fragrant

Similar Roses
Blue Moon | Hopes And Dreams | My Lovely Dad | Timeless Purple

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
Twice In A Blue Moon
From £23.00

Plant Calendar

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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
  • Wildlife friendly icon Wildlife Friendly
  • Suitable for pot icon Suitable for Pots

Great companion plants for Twice In A Blue Moon

Plants that grow well alongside Hybrid Tea roses like Twice In A Blue Moon.

  • Catmint

    Catmint

    Why grow this with Twice In A Blue Moon?

    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.

  • Lavender

    Lavender

    Why grow this with Twice In A Blue Moon?

    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.

  • Allium

    Allium

    Why grow this with Twice In A Blue Moon?

    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.

  • Salvia

    Salvia

    Why grow this with Twice In A Blue Moon?

    Its upright flower spikes contrast beautifully with rounded rose blooms, and it flowers for months, keeping colour going in the border once the first flush of roses fades.

  • Hardy Geranium

    Hardy Geranium

    Why grow this with Twice In A Blue Moon?

    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 Twice In A Blue Moon?

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

Frequently asked questions

Bare-root Twice In A Blue Moon 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 Twice In A Blue Moon 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 Twice In A Blue Moon is back in stock.

Twice In A Blue Moon's mature growth range is 90cm x 69cm (3ft x 2.3ft). 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.

Hybrid Tea roses have the classic, elegant rose shape: large, high-centred blooms carried mostly one to a stem, ideal for cutting and for a more formal look in the garden. They typically repeat-flower reliably from early summer into autumn.

Twice In A Blue Moon is a Hybrid Tea rose.

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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.