The cultivar has large flowers of a light yellow to cream color, slightly flushed at the petal edges with crimson-pink.

When Meilland foresaw the German invasion of France, he sent cuttings to friends in Italy, Turkey, Germany, and the United States to protect the new rose.

[2] Because Meilland had sent out his cuttings just before the war, communication between the cultivators was not possible, which is why the rose received different names.

In Italy it was called Gioia (Italian for "joy"), in Germany Gloria Dei (Latin for "glory of God") and in the US, Sweden, and Norway Peace.

The adoption of the trade name "Peace" was publicly announced in the United States on 29 April 1945 by the introducers, Conard Pyle Co.

Their color is a combination of pale yellow and crimson edges that depends on the location, the weather and changes as the flower fades.

The durable flowers are very full, with 40 to 43 petals, survive rainy periods, and have a sweet and fruity fragrance that varies in its strength from mild to strong.