A pesti srácok emléke – dark red bedding floribunda rose – Márk
Compact own-root propagation of A pesti srácok emléke provides a predictable, bushy and uniformly structured starting point for nursery container lines, with remontant flowering delivering bed and park colour for retail-standard finished product in 2–3 L pots. Its dark-red tonality with good colour retention supports reliable visual impact in thematic and commemorative rose collections, while the resistant disease profile and low maintenance requirement reduce remedial work in professional systems serving public and urban green-space projects. On own roots, the plants build long-lived stands that regenerate well after pruning, aligning with nursery and wholesale strategies where homogeneous quality, low replacement and planned capacity are critical, and supporting production for retail and reseller channels where reliable garden performance is expected. Its good heat and drought tolerance is useful where summers are warm and dry, as in parts of the South-East, and, under typical UK conditions, the development arc from rooting through strong shoot formation to full ornamental value over three seasons can be integrated into standard propagation and scheduling workflows for bed and park ranges, ensuring a stable fit into professional rose production portfolios centred on reliable, collection-worthy cultivars.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L dark-red bedding floribunda line – compact, bushy own-root plants with repeat dark-red flowering presented as standard 2–3 L bush containers for bed and border use – retail and garden-centre reseller channels
- Urban bed and park project pack – disease-resistant, low-maintenance bushes from uniform 2–3 L stock for mass planting in urban green spaces and parks – municipal and landscape contractor supply
- Commemorative collection series – colour-stable dark-red plants in 2–3 L pots for thematic and remembrance rose collections, highlighting reliable garden performance – specialist nurseries and collection-focused resellers
- Pollinator-aware compact rose mix – semi-double, moderately pollinator-attractive bushes combined with other cultivars in coordinated 2–3 L assortments – project-oriented retailers and public-realm tenders
- Large-container display specimens – own-root, bushy plants up-potted from 2–3 L to 40–50 L containers for long-season, low-intervention colour in entrances and squares – wholesalers serving institutional and commercial sites
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding shrub marketed as A pesti srácok emléke, a dark red bedding floribunda rose; American Rose Society exhibition name A pesti srácok emléke; no separate registered code provided. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Márk Gergely in Hungary around 2000 from ‘II. Rákóczi Ferenc emléke’ × ‘Ama’ (Kordes, 1955), introduced to the market in 2006 by PharmaRosa Ltd as an own-root bedding floribunda cultivar. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy shrub 60–80 cm high and 60–85 cm spread, moderately thorny, with moderately dense, matt, mid-green foliage; partially self-cleaning, requiring only occasional deadheading for finish. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, medium-sized cup-shaped blooms with 13–25 petals in clustered inflorescences; remontant flowering with an abundant second flush providing good seasonal continuity in bedding and border use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Uniform deep dark-red with a burgundy tone (ARS DR, RHS 187A outer, 187B inner), slightly velvety; colour holds well with only slight lightening in strong sun, maintaining strong ornamental value through most of the season. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Classified as scentless with no noticeable fragrance, directing its value to colour effect and structural reliability rather than scent-led positioning in professional bedding and park schemes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces moderate quantities of spherical red hips, approximately 10–14 mm diameter, adding some late-season interest where spent flowers are not fully removed in maintenance programmes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Good overall disease resistance, noted as resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b) with additional tolerance of heat and moderate drought. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to beds, parks, borders and urban green spaces; recommended as bush-trained compact plants in standard containers, targeting 2–3 L pots, with low maintenance demands and generally little intervention required in production or use. |
A pesti srácok emléke offers compact, disease-resistant, dark-red bedding performance on durable own-root stock, supporting predictable, low-replacement production stands for professional programmes where we can align volumes and scheduling to your needs.
