Rose 'Remember Me' - Hybrid Tea Rose (Also known as 'Cocdestin')
A spectacular memorial hybrid tea rose producing masses of unique, perfectly formed blooms in extraordinary copper-bronze to burnt orange shades with delightful fragrance, complemented by distinctive glossy dark green foliage with bronze borders, vigorous upright growth, and excellent disease resistance, making it perfect for memorial gardens, cutting displays, remembrance plantings, and anywhere meaningful beauty with exceptional porcelain-like perfection is desired.
Headlines
- Plant Type: Hardy deciduous hybrid tea rose
- Eventual Height: 1.2m
- Eventual Spread: 1m
- Flowering Period: July to September
- Flower Colour: Deep copper-bronze to burnt orange with amber and beige tones
- Hardiness: Hardy in the UK down to temperatures of -20 to -15 degrees Celsius (RHS hardiness rating H6)
- Growth Habit: Medium to tall upright, spreading bushy growth
- Flower Type: Large blooms up to 12cm (5 inches) across with 35 petals
- Fragrance: Moderate to strong fragrance
Overview
Rose 'Remember Me' stands as the perfect memorial and remembrance rose, bred by Alexander Cocker of James Cocker & Sons in Scotland and introduced worldwide in 1984, offering gardeners an extraordinary display of unique copper-bronze blooms with meaningful commemorative significance. This exceptional variety produces masses of perfectly formed large flowers measuring up to 12cm across with distinctive deep copper colouring that includes burnt orange, amber, beige, and bronze tones with burnt red edges, creating a spectacular colour confection unlike any other rose. The extraordinary blooms display classic hybrid tea high-centred form with porcelain-like perfection that appears almost artificial in its flawless beauty, whilst the moderate to strong fragrance adds aromatic dimension that enhances memorial gardens and commemorative settings. With its vigorous upright growth, distinctive glossy dark green foliage with unique bronze borders, excellent disease resistance, robust performance that suits even amateur gardeners, and meaningful name that makes it frequently chosen for memorial plantings, 'Remember Me' delivers outstanding garden performance with profound commemorative significance, making it ideal for remembrance gardens, cutting displays, memorial plantings, and anywhere meaningful beauty with exceptional reliability is desired.
Key Features
The outstanding appeal of 'Remember Me' lies in its masses of unique, perfectly formed blooms that showcase exceptional copper-bronze colouring with remarkable porcelain-like perfection and substantial commemorative presence. Each flower displays extraordinary deep copper-bronze tones with burnt orange, amber, beige, and burnt red edges arranged in classic high-centred shape with 35 substantial petals, measuring up to 12cm across and creating blooms of remarkable beauty that look almost artificial in their flawless perfection. The unique copper-bronze colouring provides spectacular displays that represent the deepest copper of all hybrid teas, creating consistent colour that symbolises enduring memories and lasting commemoration. The flowers are produced freely both singly and in occasional small clusters from late July through September, opening from deep coppery-bronze buds that add elegant anticipation to the memorial garden display. The moderate to strong fragrance complements the spectacular visual impact, creating memorable garden experiences that enhance both memorial garden themes and everyday garden enjoyment with profound commemorative significance.
Growth Characteristics
The tall upright stems provide excellent support for the abundant large flower displays, making this variety particularly valuable for cutting and formal memorial applications where stem strength and flower presentation are crucial. The distinctive glossy dark green foliage with unique bronze borders is produced abundantly, creating attractive backdrop that perfectly complements the copper-bronze blooms whilst adding unique ornamental interest throughout the growing season. The vigorous yet manageable growth, described as extremely strong and healthy, ensures reliable flowering whilst creating substantial garden impact that fits well into diverse memorial garden settings from borders to cutting gardens.
Flowering Performance
From late July through to September, 'Remember Me' delivers exceptional flowering displays with reliable repeat blooming that continues consistently throughout the extended growing season. The plant produces masses of perfectly formed, large flowers freely on strong stems, creating substantial visual impact with reliable performance that ensures ongoing memorial celebration. The individual blooms develop with classic hybrid tea high-centred form, allowing gardeners to appreciate the perfect copper-bronze colour evolution and moderate fragrance, whilst the substantial 35-petal structure ensures each flower maintains its porcelain-like appearance for extended periods. The repeat flowering nature ensures spectacular displays throughout the season, with the abundant copper-bronze blooms providing continuous focal points that honour cherished memories with their unique colour and meaningful significance.
Growing Conditions
'Remember Me' thrives in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil, requiring good drainage whilst maintaining consistent moisture for optimal performance and colour development. The rose adapts well to moderately fertile soils and responds excellently to an open, sunny aspect where the unique copper-bronze colours can be fully appreciated and the commemorative significance can be celebrated. For best results, plant in sunny positions with good air circulation, incorporating well-rotted organic matter to support the vigorous flowering and healthy foliage development. The variety benefits from regular feeding and responds well to standard rose care practices, whilst the manageable size makes it suitable for diverse memorial garden situations from beds and borders to cutting gardens.
Hardiness and Disease Resistance
One of the most notable features of 'Remember Me' is its excellent disease resistance and robust health, which significantly reduces maintenance requirements and ensures reliable growth throughout the season. The variety demonstrates outstanding disease resistance and healthy growth characteristics, making it particularly suitable for memorial plantings where reliable performance with minimal intervention is essential for commemorative gardens. The healthy glossy dark green foliage with bronze borders remains attractive and vigorous throughout the growing season, providing excellent backdrop for the spectacular copper-bronze blooms. The robust nature makes it suitable even for amateur gardeners, ensuring success in memorial plantings.
Care and Maintenance
'Remember Me' requires standard hybrid tea rose maintenance to achieve optimal flowering performance and commemorative significance. Apply balanced rose fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer, with regular deep watering during dry periods to support the vigorous growth and abundant flower production. The excellent disease resistance and robust health mean this variety requires minimal intervention beyond standard care practices, making it ideal for memorial gardeners seeking reliable commemorative plantings with meaningful significance. Regular deadheading encourages continued flowering and maintains the spectacular display throughout the season, whilst annual pruning in late winter maintains the upright bushy shape and promotes strong new growth for optimal flowering performance.
Garden Applications
'Remember Me' excels in memorial gardens and remembrance plantings where its meaningful significance and spectacular copper performance can be fully appreciated. The unique copper-bronze blooms make it ideal for memorial plantings, remembrance gardens, and special commemorative displays where meaningful beauty and reliable performance honour cherished memories. Perfect for beds and borders, this rose provides outstanding cut flowers with strong stems and excellent vase life that enhance memorial arrangements with both spectacular beauty and commemorative significance. The vigorous growth and abundant flowering make it particularly suitable for creating memorial displays in formal gardens, whilst the manageable size ensures it fits well into diverse memorial garden settings from traditional remembrance borders to contemporary commemorative landscapes.
Container Growing
The manageable size and vigorous growth make 'Remember Me' well-suited to container cultivation for patios, balconies, and memorial displays. The rose thrives in large containers where its copper-bronze blooms can create spectacular focal points for memorial celebrations, making it perfect for terraces and memorial seating areas where commemorative beauty is desired. Choose containers at least 50cm wide and deep with excellent drainage, using high-quality multipurpose compost enriched with slow-release fertiliser. Container-grown specimens require more frequent watering and feeding than ground-planted roses, but the spectacular memorial displays and meaningful significance make this worthwhile for special commemorative plantings and remembrance garden celebrations.
Seasonal Interest
Throughout the growing season, 'Remember Me' provides exceptional seasonal interest with continuous copper colour and reliable commemorative performance. Spring brings the emergence of distinctive glossy dark green foliage with bronze borders and the first deep coppery-bronze buds, building anticipation for the main flowering display. The spectacular copper-bronze blooms from late June through September provide months of unique colour that maintains commemorative beauty throughout the season, creating consistent memorial impact with meaningful significance. The attractive bronze-bordered foliage remains healthy throughout the season with excellent disease resistance, providing perfect backdrop for the spectacular flower displays, whilst the vigorous upright branching structure provides strong architectural interest during dormant periods.
Fragrance Profile
'Remember Me' features moderate to strong fragrance that complements the spectacular visual display and enhances the memorial garden experience with commemorative aromatic appeal. The pleasant fragrance adds aromatic interest to memorial spaces whilst making this rose particularly valuable for cutting gardens where both visual beauty and aromatic qualities honour cherished memories. The moderate scent enhances memorial garden atmosphere and makes this variety suitable for areas where fragrance contributes to the commemorative garden experience, particularly near memorial seating areas and pathways where the aromatic qualities can be appreciated alongside the spectacular visual display.
Companion Planting
The unique copper-bronze colouring of 'Remember Me' provides excellent opportunities for companion planting with complementary memorial garden plants and sophisticated colour schemes. The deep copper tones work beautifully with cream and pale yellow flowers for elegant memorial contrast that highlights both the commemorative significance and garden beauty, whilst purple and blue flowers create sophisticated colour harmonies. Bronze and copper foliage plants complement the unique tones whilst enhancing the rose's bronze-bordered foliage. The vigorous growth makes it suitable for planting with perennials and herbs that enhance the garden's memorial atmosphere throughout the growing season.
Heritage and Innovation
'Remember Me' represents exceptional hybrid tea breeding achievement by Alexander Cocker of James Cocker & Sons in Scotland, introduced worldwide in 1984 specifically to create meaningful commemorative beauty with outstanding garden performance. The variety demonstrates breeding excellence that successfully integrated unique copper-bronze colouring with excellent disease resistance, robust health, and meaningful commemorative significance, creating a rose that satisfies both memorial garden purposes and practical gardening requirements. The breeding achievement, winning Belfast Gold Medal in 1986 and James Mason Gold Medal in 1995, brings together outstanding flowering abundance, vigorous growth, and profound memorial significance that makes this variety particularly valuable for remembrance plantings and commemorative gardens.
Memorial Significance
One of the most valued features of 'Remember Me' is its profound commemorative purpose and meaningful name that makes it uniquely significant for memorial garden displays and remembrance plantings. The unique copper-bronze colour represents lasting memories and enduring beauty, whilst the abundant reliable flowering symbolises the continuation of love and cherished memories. This memorial significance, combined with exceptional garden performance and robust health, makes it particularly appealing to gardeners seeking roses with both meaningful symbolism and practical excellence for creating lasting memorial tributes.
Cut Flower Excellence
The excellent cut flower qualities make 'Remember Me' particularly valuable for gardeners who wish to create meaningful memorial arrangements and honour special commemorative occasions. The strong upright stems, large perfectly formed blooms, and moderate fragrance create outstanding floral displays that provide lasting indoor enjoyment whilst maintaining the commemorative significance of the memorial purpose. The abundant flowering ensures plenty of blooms for cutting whilst maintaining memorial garden displays, making it ideal for both memorial garden beauty and exceptional commemorative arrangements.
Why Choose 'Remember Me'?
Rose 'Remember Me' represents the perfect combination of memorial significance, exceptional performance, and unique beauty. The masses of perfectly formed copper-bronze blooms with their moderate to strong fragrance provide spectacular commemorative displays from late July through September, whilst the vigorous growth, excellent disease resistance, and robust health ensure reliable performance suitable even for amateur gardeners. Whether grown for memorial gardens, remembrance plantings, commemorative displays, or simply for its exceptional beauty and meaningful significance, this outstanding hybrid tea rose offers unique value that combines profound memorial meaning with outstanding garden excellence, creating lasting memories and enduring beauty that celebrates cherished relationships and honours beloved memories in any memorial garden setting.
Reasons to Buy Roses from Jacksons Nurseries
(1) ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot
Buy with confidence from the only online rose grower rated ‘Excellent’ 4.9* on Trustpilot. We have been a trusted supplier of roses for 3 generations. We take pride in growing our own roses in the field before potting them up, allowing for meticulous quality control to sale.
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Save £££s by buying direct from a grower you can trust. We’ve already price checked all of our roses against competitors so you don’t have to. We are so confident we offer the best value, if you find a rose of the same type and grade elsewhere, we’ll beat it by 10%.
(3) 12 Month Plants Guarantee
We offer a 12 month guarantee on every plant that you buy from us that we have classified as Fully Hardy. If a plant you've bought from us fails in the first year, we will either replace it or refund you. See our satisfaction guarantee page for more details and conditions.
(4) Third generation family-owned nursery specialising in roses
Jackson’s Nurseries is a 3rd generation family owned business which has been growing roses for over 60 years. Roses have always been our specialty, as you can see from the colourful array of blooms in the background to the old family photo below. Today, we offer over 200 different varieties of floribundas, hybrid teas, patio, shrub and David Austin roses. Our roses are initially grown in the field before being potted up for website dispatch.
(5) Grown at altitude to produce strong, healthy plants
Our North Staffordshire nursery is situated at 250 metres above sea level, producing strong, hardy plants that will thrive in your garden. Our nursery sits on clay, so you can be sure our roses can handle heavy soil too.
(6) Help & Advice and Aftercare
We are help to help you with any help and advice you need in choosing, planting and growing your roses before, during and after your purchase from us. The help and advice section of our website has extensive information, see below some examples of articles you may find useful:
- Different types of roses and what they each mean
- Guide to climbing roses
- Guide to floribunda roses
- Guide to hybrid tea roses
- How to plant a climbing rose
- How to grow hybrid tea roses
How our roses are supplied through the seasons
All our roses are cultivated in an open field and are carefully dug up when the weather is optimal, typically in October or November. While other nurseries supply roses bare root, once our field-grown roses have been potted up we supply them freshly potted. This better protects the roots and helps keep them moist in transit, ensuring your roses arrive as healthy as when they left our nursery. So don’t be alarmed if the compost comes away from the roots when you remove them from the pot.
The roses can remain in their pots over the winter, as long as they are properly watered and fed, but it's best to plant them out as soon as possible. If you do plant them straight away make sure the planting mix is prepared first, hold the root close to the top of the hole as you tip the pot upside down and try to keep as much compost as possible from falling away. They will already be pruned, so no additional pruning is needed except for trimming any dead tips. Regular pruning can start in late winter, the year after planting.
Rose Types
Hybrid Tea Roses (HT)
Hybrid Tea roses are probably the most popular group of roses, available in both bush and standard form they have long flower stems and shapely blooms. Blooms are typically medium to large in size, with many petals which form a distinct central cone.
Floribunda Roses (FL)
Floribunda roses bears its flowers in clusters or trusses, with several blooms open at time in each truss. A popular choice the Floribunda rose group is unrivalled for colour, reliability and longevity as a bedding display however the flower form in generally inferior to the Hybrid Tea.
Patio Roses (PATIO)
Patio roses were introduced in the 1980’s and the group now contains several popular varieties. Generally low-growing roses that were once grouped with the Floribuna group but have now been put in their own group of compact versions. Usually growing about 50cm high they make excellent plants for patio containers or at the front of borders.
Climbing Roses (CLM)
Climbing roses as the name suggests are the perfect choice for covering a wall or screen. Often grouped together with Ramblers, Climbers tend to have stiffer stems, larger flowers but smaller trusses than Ramblers.
Rambling Roses (RAM)
Rambling roses are often grouped with Climbing Roses but the ramblers tend to have a more pliable stems that can be used to run along the soil to use as groundcover or can be used to make weeping standards.
Miniature Roses (MINI)
Miniature roses have increased in popularity in recent years due to their versatility, even grown indoors as temporary pot plants that grow to a maximum height of 40cm. An ideal choice for planting in tubs, edging beds and rockeries.
English Roses (ENG)
Often referred to as Austin or David Austin Roses, English roses are hybrids of old English roses and more modern varieties bread by David Austin to provide the best of both, mixing old rose shapes and scents with more modern colour range, compact habits and repeat flowering.
Planting Advice
Roses like a generous root space, so dig a deep hole approximately twice as wide as the current root system, preferably adding composted organic matter to the soil. Never plant into frozen soil – in winter, await a frost-free period. Carefully remove the pot and gently tease the roots apart to spread them around the hole. Position the plant so that the ‘bud point’ (the place where the shoots emerge from, where the cultivated rose was grafted onto the rootstock) is at soil level. Replace the soil, firming it down gently, then water copiously. Ideally, a general purpose fertiliser should be applied to the surrounding soil as a top dressing. We also highly recommend the use of Rose Rootgrow, which provides a friendly fungus that prevents ‘rose replant syndrome’.
Buying our Roses
Pot Size
Most of our roses are supplied in a 4 litre pot although this may vary slightly depending on rose variety. If the size of pot differes significatly from 4 litres then we will make this clear somewhere on the product page.
Seasonality
Our roses are grown outdoors and as such are subject to seasonal changes. As we sell potted stock throughout the year your rose may not arrive and look like you expect it to. If you are uncertain how your rose will arrive (especially if buying for a gift) then we suggest you contact us prior to making a purchase.
Freshly Potted
Each year a new batch of roses is potted up ready for the following season. Once potted (usually November/December time) they go on sale as 'Freshly Potted'. If you purchase a freshly potted rose and plant it soon after you will find that when removing the rose from the pot there will be a lot of loose soil as the roots will not have had time to grow and bind the compost.
Pruned/Cut Back
In autumn the majority of our roses have finished flowering and begin to look untidy, at this point we prune them quite hard in preparation for the following season. We continue to sell roses throughout the year, when a rose has been pruned in such a way we will identify it has being so. If you are not sure what to expect then please ask prior to making a purchase. Some garden centres/supermarkets sell stock that has been grown abroad or in poly-tunnels so they look 'picture perfect' out of season, while this is ideal for a gift they are short lived once planted.
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