Rose 'Oranges n Lemons': A Citrus Symphony in Bloom

Few roses capture the playful spirit of a summer morning quite like 'Oranges 'n' Lemons' (PP9191, also known as MACoranlem or Papagena). This versatile cultivar, hybridized by the legendary McGredy family and introduced before 1989, straddles the line between floribunda and hybrid tea, offering the best of both worlds—clustered blooms with the substance and form of a classic tea rose.

Botanical Profile

The McGredy breeding program, renowned for its innovative color breaks, gave us this bicolor marvel where petals blend apricot-orange with creamy lemon-yellow in a pattern that shifts with each bloom. As a shrub or floribunda, it brings continuous color to borders and beds, its disease-resistant foliage providing a clean backdrop for the citrus-toned flowers that inspired its delightful name.