YELLOW - RED – yellow-red hybrid tea rose - Warriner
Bring a touch of carnival colour to your cottage-style garden with this bicolour hybrid tea, combining reliability, romance and ease of care in a compact, upright shrub ideal for family plots. Its high-centred blooms shift from sunshine yellow to fiery red, creating a spectacle in borders or as a focal specimen, while the own-root form supports a long-lived, regenerating plant that copes steadily with damp summers and fungal disease pressure near the coast. Medium-sized, double flowers appear repeatedly through the season with a fresh, fruity fragrance, offering abundant, low-effort colour for busy gardeners and beginners who want dependable impact without complicated maintenance.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Sunny mixed border in a family garden |
The compact, upright habit and generous repeat flowering provide months of warm yellow-red colour without overwhelming neighbouring plants, giving reliable structure and interest in ordinary suburban borders for the busy home gardener |
| Statement specimen near a seating area |
High-centred blooms with a glowing bicolour effect and medium, fresh-fruity scent draw the eye and subtly perfume patios or bench corners, creating a romantic, afternoon-tea focal point for the lover of classic roses |
| Cutting patch for home arrangements |
Exhibition-quality hybrid tea flowers on long, straight stems make this variety ideal for vases and indoor displays, with good vase life and colour transitions that keep arrangements interesting for the creative flower arranger |
| Low-maintenance cottage-style rose border |
Good resistance to black spot, mildew and rust keeps foliage healthy with minimal spraying, so beds stay attractive through typical British summers with less work for the climate-conscious gardener |
| Small front garden or narrow side bed |
The moderate height and controlled spread allow planting in tighter spots without crowding paths, while repeat blooms offer welcoming colour at the front of the house for the space-aware homeowner |
| Large container on terrace or courtyard |
Own-root vigour and an upright habit suit deep containers of at least 40–50 litres, giving dependable flowering where soil is poor or paved, with straightforward seasonal care for the urban balcony gardener |
| Roses in heavier or challenging soils |
Robust own-root growth and strong anchoring structure adapt well to typical UK clay or chalk when planted with improved drainage, supporting a long-lived shrub for the practical family gardener |
| Long-term feature in established garden plans |
The own-root plant builds a durable framework that recovers well from pruning or weather damage, settling into full ornamental value over its first few years and suiting thoughtful designs for the long-term planner |
Styling ideas
- Cottage-Romantic Border – Plant in a loose row with soft pink or cream shrub roses and airy perennials to let its fiery yellow-red blooms pop in a storybook setting – ideal for cottage-style enthusiasts
- Golden-Glow Entrance – Flank a path or front gate with pairs of these roses underplanted with Carex morrowii for year-round texture – suited to homeowners wanting cheerful kerb appeal
- Sunset Cutting Corner – Group several bushes with corals and apricots in a small cutting patch for sunset-toned bouquets through summer – perfect for home florists
- Patio Feature Pot – Grow a single plant in a deep 50-litre container with trailing Ajuga reptans to soften the rim and echo the rich red tones – for balcony and terrace gardeners
- Warm-Contrast Hedge – Create a short, informal hedge in front of Cornus alba ‘Spaethii’, letting the yellow-red blooms play against gold-variegated foliage – for those planning structured yet colourful borders
Technical cultivar profile
| Property |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as JACrite and marketed as YELLOW - RED – yellow-red hybrid tea rose - Warriner; exhibition name ‘Rio Samba’ used for show and cut-flower purposes. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by William A. Warriner for Jackson & Perkins from ‘Unnamed seedling’ × ‘Sunbright’; introduced in the United States in 1992 after registration in 1991. |
| Awards and recognition |
All-America Rose Selections (AARS) award winner in 1993, confirming dependable garden performance, attractive flower form and overall ornamental value across diverse North American trial sites. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, moderately dense bush reaching about 75–105 cm high and 80–110 cm wide, with mid-green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; forms a tidy, structural garden shrub. |
| Flower morphology |
Remontant hybrid tea with large, double, 26–39 petal blooms, high-centred and solitary on stems; classic pointed buds emulate exhibition cut-rose form for garden and vase use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm golden-yellow base with vivid scarlet-red petal edges; colours shift towards soft gold and reddish orange as blooms age, with brighter contrast under cooler or less intense sunlight. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, fresh fruity fragrance noticeable at close range without becoming overpowering; adds sensory interest around seating areas and in cut arrangements for indoor enjoyment. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small yellow-red hips, around 10–14 mm in diameter, produced after flowering if not deadheaded; mainly ornamental and not a primary feature of the variety. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to around −26 to −23 °C (RHS H7, USDA 5b), with notable resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust; tolerates heat and short drought if watering remains consistent. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in sunny positions for borders, specimens and cutting; plant 55–100 cm apart depending on use, in well-drained soil, with routine deadheading and light annual pruning to renew flowering wood. |
YELLOW - RED – yellow-red hybrid tea rose - Warriner offers long-lived own-root reliability, vibrant repeat flowering and an easy-care habit, making it a thoughtful choice if you would like a colourful, enduring feature in your garden.
