Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely'
"Tea rose"
Orders placed before 1 September 2026
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2026
You can expect your order in September/October
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2026
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' is an award-winning hybrid tea shrub rose with a particularly graceful way of presenting itself. The creamy-gold buds open into large, beautifully formed double blooms, unfolding to ivory and cream-white with subtle salmon-pink and golden peach tones glowing at the centre. This soft, luminous colouring gives Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' a romantic but sophisticated mood, never too sugary and always elegant. Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' is ideal for gardeners who enjoy classic rose beauty with a polished, contemporary finish. Recognised with the RHS Award of Garden Merit and the Gold Standard Award, it combines strong health and excellent garden performance with flowers of real refinement.
Plant Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' in fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position, where its handsome flowers and healthy growth can be shown to full advantage. Its pale, warm-toned blooms pair beautifully with lavender, nepeta, salvias, silver foliage and soft apricot or white perennials, creating a border that feels calm, luminous and beautifully composed. Regular deadheading will encourage a longer display, keeping the plant looking fresh through the flowering season. It is equally suited to mixed borders, rose beds or a prominent spot near a seating area, where those elegant blooms can be properly admired. Refined, resilient and quietly radiant, Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' more than lives up to her name.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Low maintenance
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely'
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Flower colour
Cream, peach, salmon
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Established height
40-90cm
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
2-3 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Coastal gardens
Large containers
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Damp
Free draining
Dry -
Soil type
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Rosa 'Isn't She Lovely' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Tea rose" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost within a week of delivery and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2026
You can expect your order in September 2026Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2026
You can expect your order in October 2026Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2026
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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