Romantica Rose 'Yves Piaget': Meilland's Jewel-Toned Masterpiece

Introduced in 1983 by Meilland, 'Yves Piaget' (PP6895, also known as MEIvildo, Queen Adelaide, Royal Brompton Rose) belongs to the Romantica series—roses bred for the full, quartered form and intense fragrance of antique roses, with modern disease resistance and repeat bloom. Named for the Swiss luxury watchmaker and rose enthusiast, this cultivar is a horological marvel in petals.

Botanical Profile

The blooms are enormous—5-6 inches across—with 80+ petals arranged in perfect quarters, a deep, luminous rose-pink that seems to glow from within. The fragrance is powerful and complex: strong rose, citrus, and spice notes. The plant is a vigorous shrub 4-5 feet tall, with large, leathery, dark green foliage. As a hybrid tea/romantica, it produces long stems suitable for cutting, but the sheer size and petal count of the flowers make them a spectacle on the bush. 'Yves Piaget' is precision engineering in living form—a rose that keeps perfect time with the seasons.