Roses in our garden: Händel

Posted by Mohan on July 24, 2026

Rose Händel ('Macha') is developed by Samuel McGredy IV in 1960 from Northern Ireland. The cultivar was the recipient of the Portland Gold Medal in 1975. Delightfully unique single flowers creamy-white with deep rose-pink edges with a pollen rich centre large, semi-double blooms to 8cm across, the colour intensifying with age. One of the very few two-tone climbing roses in a stunning season long show. Glossy, Climbing rose about 3.5m tall, with upright dark stems and glossy, dark green foliage tinged purple. Bloom color intensifies in hot weather and fades in cool weather. The rose has little or no fragrance. Rose will naturally start to lose their leaves from October to prepare for the colder months.

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