Ruia1999b; a coffee-cream cut rose — 'coffee with milk'.
Coffee-cream tone · wedding classic
A popular 'coffee' wedding cut flower; only a few farms grow it
35–40 petals.
Moderate, sweet vanilla when opening.
Moderate (greenhouse).
Delicate antique colour range.
Dark green.
Copper-bronze beige with a light pink-apricot undertone
Cappuccinocoffee cream
Koko Lokocoffee lilac
Acropolissepia pink
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastCoffee-cream varieties in this section harmonise with the soft 'milky coffee' tone of Caffe Latte.
Purple and blue perennials set off the creamy beige:
For contrast beside the coffee-cream shade: blue and violet:
Where to plant. Mainly for cutting and wedding arrangements; in the garden — a warm, sunny spot.
Climate. A greenhouse cut-flower variety — in open ground it needs a warm spot and cover.
Care. As for a cut rose: warm sun, feeding, disease prevention.
Name. From the drink 'café latte' — it plays on the milky-coffee colour of the petals.
Breeding. De Ruiter (Netherlands); 2005; code Ruia1999b.
Significance. One of the most popular 'coffee' wedding cut-flower varieties; prized by florists for its rare antique tone.
Repeat flowering.
About 150 cm tall.
Overall resistance: 3 out of 5. Grown under controlled conditions.
Sun; repeat flowering; delicate antique colour range.
Moderate, sweet vanilla when opening.
