This twelvemonth more than ever , as we have been confine to our family while the natural Earth brandish around us , we are reminded of the wonders of nature . Spring is a clock time of Leslie Townes Hope and optimism , when hoot song crescendo and flowers recognise us with heady scent and vibrant color . As we approach the first ever on-line RHS Chelsea Flower Show , Rolls - Royce looks a little secretive to dwelling house and reflect on a Bespoke and storied rose , preparing for an abundant heyday .
In the court of the Home of Rolls - Royce in Goodwood , West Sussex , a rare flower — the Phantom Rose — is cultivated . Bred solely for the marque as a source of inspiration , Rolls - Royce ’s Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence is the only stead in the creation where this rose can be found .
British Rose stock breeder Philip Harkness , of the award winning Harkness Roses , bred the Phantom Rose especially for the Rolls - Royce Bespoke Collective . His family has been breeding rosebush since 1879 , establishing a custom of beautiful blossom associated with the Harkness name . Today , plants and flowers bred by Harkness Roses stay on a constant deary on the international horticultural scene , winning gold at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show more than 25 time in the last 50 twelvemonth .
On commissioning the rose , Rolls - Royce Bespoke Designer Sina - Maria Eggl , annotate , “ The pink wine had to substantiate Rolls - Royce ’s poise , elegance and allure . The result was a very pure , finespun but twisting white flower : sultry , but unattackable in presence , with an alluring scent and extra winter enduringness . ”
The Phantom Rose grows in a especially project bed , fringed with lavender , running alongside the reflexion ponds adjacent to the marque ’s accolade winning Sir Nicholas Grimshaw plant . Indeed , it is no coincidence that both Rolls - Royce fellow and the brand name ’s Bespoke Designers can see the rose seam through the works ’s floor - to - cap glass as they work .
The Phantom Rose is a blousy , creamy - white heyday , offering a full bloom of 50 petals and a productive fragrance . Harkness report it as a quintessentially English rose , which learn eight years to develop . It was , he says , a proletariat of honey . “ A rose has the power to trance you on many levels . It is a thing of beauty , it can provoke the senses with wonderful perfume , the mild touch of the petal or the rasping annoyance from a thorn . It touch our emotions , stand for love and come along in some of our finest verse . How can a simple-minded bloom live up to this expectation ? The develop that Rolls - Royce has commissioned get to well-situated workplace of the task . Observe the resplendence of the bloom of youth . There can be few more enjoyable experiences , thanks to the unending generosity and multifariousness of nature captured in one single rosebush . ”
In 2017 , an iteration of the blush wine debuted in a one - off pattern for Phantom ’s Gallery . The Gallery is protected by an uninterrupted piece of glass that spans the width of the marque ’s flagship , behind which a break presents an up - lit point , becoming an area for patrons to embrace the unique storytelling characteristic of the brand .
Stems of the pink wine were fly to awaiting master key artisans from world - renowned porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg , Bavaria , Southern Germany . Here , the rose was examined in its varying stage , from bud to full salad days , before being crafted by hand for the Gallery in the fine smutty and white porcelain ever create by the company . The growing process alone lasted three months to reach the same level of kickshaw as the Phantom Rose itself . More recently , the Phantom Rose acted as a main period of inspiration for Rolls - Royce Bespoke Designer Ieuan Hatherall . It was here that an extraordinary Bespoke commission began , consisting of over one million stitch , for a Swedish enterpriser with a love for flowers . The Phantom Rose is illustrated in varying stage of maturity in the fine fancywork throughout the interior of a highly unique , one - of - a - form Phantom .
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