Ännchen von Tharau

Historic rose

- – Rudolf Geschwind

Brilliant white with a faint creamy undertone. - historic, alba rose - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - spicy, fruity aroma

– Medium-strength spicy, fruity fragrance.
– Historic 1886 Geschwind rambler charm.
– Elegant snow-white, cupped clusters.
– Vigorous climber for walls and backgrounds.
– Good hardiness with moderate disease resistance.
– Special feature: Awarded American Rose Society Dowager Rose Queen, ideal for collectors seeking authentic historic roses.

Selection / specialty

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

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Ännchen von Tharau – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting

Historic yet commercially relevant, Ännchen von Tharau offers specialty value for nurseries building curated collections and premium ranges from own-root material. As a tall climbing alba-type with dense, matt dark-green foliage and clustered, medium-sized, cup-shaped blooms, it creates a strong visual background in naturalistic and cottage-style schemes while supporting collection-led retail. Its once-blooming, snow-white flowers with creamy undertone provide intense seasonal display and a delicate, spicy-fruity fragrance that fits thematic and historic rose gardens. Own-root propagation supports long-term stand stability and predictable performance under nursery production and high-throughput logistics, including routes exposed to winter and wind across northern and Scottish conditions. With a 5–7 L premium container route, bush-trained with discreet support for wall and backdrop use, it suits selection-grade, collector-oriented lines, and allows You to plan a clear capacity arc from root establishment in year one, structural framework in year two, and full ornamental expression from year three as a sustainable asset.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
Premium 5–7 L container production for historic collections	Dense, tall climbing habit with clustered, medium-sized, cup-shaped flowers enables a convincing historic presence in 5–7 L premium containers, aligned with a bush-trained, discreetly supported release form. Own-root material delivers stable structure for selection / specialty positioning and retail/collector channels, giving nurseries a reliable propagation base for thematic historic ranges serving professional-collector retail.
Background and wall-planting supply for public-realm projects	Height up to 280–420 cm and 140–220 cm spread make this cultivar suitable as a structural background or wall cover in naturalistic or cottage-style public and institutional plantings. H7 hardiness and tolerance of moderate drought help support schemes where long-term planting stability and medium maintenance loads are acceptable, including sites exposed to winter and wind in northern regions. The selection / specialty value proposition and own-root resilience lend credibility when supplying public-realm and institutional frameworks via integrator-wholesale networks.
Thematic historic rose gardens and show-collection stands	Historic origin (1886) and grouping in historic alba and rambler types make Ännchen von Tharau highly suitable for curated collections and Dowager-type exhibition groupings. The medium maintenance profile and non-remontant, concentrated flowering match display gardens where seasonal impact is curated rather than continuous. Own-root propagation underpins cultivar authenticity and long-term renewal, aligning with selection / specialty lines aimed at show-garden operators.
Collector-focused specialty nursery ranges	The recognised American Rose Society Dowager Rose Queen show success and verified cultivar authenticity support confident marketing to collectors seeking documented historical cultivars. The spicy, fruity medium-strength fragrance and stable white colouring reinforce its distinct identity within a diversified own-root portfolio. A 5–7 L premium container route with bush-trained habit fits higher unit values and lower volumes typical of collector-oriented nurseries.
Natural and cottage-garden style project supply	The dense, matt dark-green foliage and vigorous climbing framework give strong structure for natural and cottage-garden compositions, especially as a background or wall plant. Once-blooming habit provides a defined peak season suitable for coordinated display windows and festival-style programming. Own-root durability and medium care requirements help maintain homogeneous stands over time for selection / specialty offers towards landscape-contractor partners.
Medium-maintenance long-term backdrop plantings	Medium maintenance requirements and moderate disease resistance, with notable black spot resistance, suit plantings where some routine monitoring is acceptable but high-input regimes are undesirable. The tall, densely thorned climbing habit creates a durable backdrop for mixed borders or historic ensembles. Own-root form supports regeneration and reduced replacement rates, a practical benefit where You aim to stabilise background stock for long-cycle projects.
Wall-trained premium specimens for speciality retail	Climbing growth and clustered, snow-white flowers with good colour retention lend themselves to bush-trained, discretely supported wall specimens in 5–7 L containers, ready for quick establishment at the final site. The medium-sized, double blooms and historic character add premium perceived value for retail and private-label lines. Own-root uniformity supports predictable sizing and flowering stage at dispatch for garden-centre partners.
Propagation base for historic alba-type ranges	Parentage linking Rosa alba with an Ayrshire rose makes this cultivar a logical anchor for alba-type historic assortments. Pollinator-friendliness is limited but ornamental value is high, suiting visually led ranges where historic ambiance and fragrance are key messages. As an own-root propagation base, it provides a renewable, long-lived stock foundation that aligns with a specialty, selection-led positioning for heritage-range wholesalers.

Finished-product ideas

5–7 L Historic Alba Wall Climber – Own-root, bush-trained plants in 5–7 L containers with discreet support, highlighting the tall, climbing habit and snow-white clustered blooms for selection / specialty historic lines – target: retail/collector channels.
Cottage-Garden Background Feature – Medium-maintenance, tall backdrop units produced from uniform own-root material, positioned as structural plants for natural and cottage-garden themes – target: landscape contractors and public-realm suppliers.
Dowager Exhibition Collection Piece – Curated plants grown to strong framed structure in 5–7 L, marketed as show-ready historic alba-type entries referencing Dowager Rose Queen credentials – target: specialist nurseries and show-garden curators.
Heritage Wall and Courtyard Pack – Coordinated batches of bush-trained climbers for heritage wall and courtyard schemes, using own-root stability to ensure long-term, homogeneous displays – target: integrators and institutional project frameworks.
Premium Fragrant Historic Rose SKU – Once-blooming, medium-fragrance white historic cultivar offered as a premium specialty container product in selection-grade ranges focused on ambiance and provenance – target: premium garden centres and mail-order specialists.

Technical cultivar profile

Parameter	Data
Name and registration	Historic alba-type climbing rose marketed as Ännchen von Tharau Historic rose Geschwind, American Rose Society exhibition name Aennchen von Tharau, unregistered cultivar with verified authenticity.
Origin and breeding	Bred by Rudolf Geschwind in Hungary around 1885, introduced 1886, arising from a cross of Rosa alba with an unknown Ayrshire rose, reflecting nineteenth-century Central European historic breeding.
Awards and recognition	Recognised in exhibition circles as American Rose Society Dowager Rose Queen at the Cleveland Rose Society Show in 2001, supporting its suitability for historic and show-focused collections.
Growth and structural characteristics	Climbing habit reaching about 280–420 cm high and 140–220 cm spread, densely foliated with matt dark-green leaves and strong prickliness, suitable for training on supports as a structural background plant.
Flower morphology	Once-blooming, double flowers with 26–39 petals, medium-sized at roughly 1.5–2.75 inches, borne in clusters with a cupped form, creating a concentrated seasonal display rather than repeat flowering.
Colour data and phenology	Colour ranges from creamy white with a pale pink centre on opening to snow-white at full bloom, RHS 155D outer and 62D inner, with good colour retention and only slight translucence and greenish tones before fading.
Fragrance and aroma	Medium-strength, clearly perceptible scent with a spicy, fruity character, primarily ornamental rather than cosmetic-use oriented, and double flowers that offer limited appeal for pollinating insects.
Hip characteristics	Rose hips form sparsely due to the double flowers, with occasional spherical orange-red hips about 9–15 mm in diameter, adding limited but authentic historic-season interest in suitable seasons.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Rated to around -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3 and USDA Zone 6b, with moderate overall disease resistance including black spot resistance but moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust.
Horticultural recommendations	Best used as a natural garden, cottage garden, background or wall plant, requiring medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control, supplied as bush-trained with discreet support via premium, specialty containers.

Ännchen von Tharau offers a tall historic climbing framework, seasonal white display and documented Dowager credentials on a regenerative own-root base that supports predictable, long-lived stands; please contact us to coordinate volumes and scheduling.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: ÄNNCHEN VON THARAU – white historic Alba rose - Geschwind

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:17.04.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: premium bronze

Item Number: [673] 20-547 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: The name is that of the heroine of the 17th‑century German (Prussian) folk song and historical poem "Ännchen von Tharau".

Cultivar Synonym: Aennchen von Tharau; Annie of Tharau; Annette de Tharau; „Oak Garden Alba”

Registered Cultivar Name: -

Original Trade Name: Aennchen von Tharau

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Ännchen von Tharau Historic rose Geschwind

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: Aennchen von Tharau

Rose Group: Alba, Ayrshire, Hybrid Multiflora, Rambler

Commercial Type: historic, alba rose

Commercial Group: Historical rose

Exhibition Category: historic (Dowager) climbing rose

Collection: Historic rose

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: -

Introduction Year: 1886

Registration Year: unregistered variety

Breeder: Rudolf Geschwind

Breeding Company / Institution: unknown / no data

Breeding Year: Hungary, 1885

Parentage: Rosa alba × unknown 'Ayrshire' rose

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: -

Competition and Show Awards: American Rose Society Dowager Rose Queen (Cleveland Rose Society Show) (2001)

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm)

Spread: 4.6-7.2ft (140-220 cm)

Growth Habit: climbing

Foliage: The variety has dense foliage; its leaves have a matt surface and a dark green hue.

Prickliness: densely thorned

Self-Cleaning Description: No data available on self-cleaning.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: No data on the self-cleaning strength.

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 26-39

Flower Fullness: double-flowered

Flower Shape: cup-shaped (cupped)

Flower Size: M (1,5-2,75 in)

Inflorescence Type: clustered

Colour Code: ARS code: w RHS code: 155D (outer), 62D (inner)

Repeat Flowering: Non-remontant, blooms once.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: white

Flower Colour Description: Brilliant white with a faint creamy undertone.

Closed Bud: The bud surface is white with a pale pink shading.

Newly Opened Flower: The petals are creamy white with a very pale pink tone at the centre.

Full Bloom: The petals are snow-white and full; the stamens provide a yellowish contrast.

Before Fading: The white petals become slightly translucent and a faint greenish tint appears.

Colour Fading Description: Based on the descriptions, its colour holds well and hardly fades.

Colour Retention Level: good

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: medium-strength, clearly scented rose

Fragrance Character: spicy, fruity aroma

Pollinator Attraction: Double (26–39 petals) flowers attract pollinators poorly, as the fully double form often conceals or reduces accessible stamens, diminishing their appeal to pollinating insects.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Double flowers with 26–39 petals attract few pollinators, so its pollinator-friendliness is limited and it is primarily an ornamental variety.

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 9-15 mm

Hip Shape: spherical

Hip Colour: orange-red

Hip Comment: Rose hip formation is expected to be sparse due to the double flowers; occasionally spherical, orange‑red hips 9–15 mm in diameter.

Resistance and Hardiness

Hardiness (°C): -21–-18 °C

RHS Hardiness Rating: H7

Swedish Hardiness Zone: Zon 3

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6b

Heat and Drought Tolerance Description: Tolerates moderate drought, but requires irrigation during prolonged dry spells.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: moderate

Disease Resistance: moderate

powdery mildew – moderate
black spot – resistant
rust – moderate

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Premium container, specialty

Recommended target pot: 5–7 L

Release form: Bush-trained + discreet support

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement medium; occasionally requires pest and disease control.

Primary Uses: natural garden, cottage garden, background plant, wall

Comments

Positioning: Selection / specialty

Target customer/channel: Retail/collector

Main value proposition: Delicate fragrance, historic ambiance

ÄNNCHEN VON THARAU – white historic Alba rose - Geschwind

Brilliant white with a faint creamy undertone. - historic, alba rose - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - spicy, fruity aroma

Online rose purchase - white - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - Ännchen von Tharau - historic, alba rose - (9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm))

Primary Uses: natural garden, cottage garden, background plant, wall + Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm) Colour: white + Commercial Type: historic, alba rose Repeat Flowering: Non-remontant, blooms once. + Primary Uses: natural garden, cottage garden, background plant, wall Primary Uses: natural garden, cottage garden, background plant, wall + Growth Habit: climbing Flower Size: M (1,5-2,75 in) + Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm) Flower Fullness: double-flowered + Flower Shape: cup-shaped (cupped) Colour: white + Repeat Flowering: Non-remontant, blooms once. Flower Fullness: double-flowered + Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm) Commercial Type: historic, alba rose + Flower Size: M (1,5-2,75 in) Inflorescence Type: clustered + Flower Size: M (1,5-2,75 in) Growth Habit: climbing + Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm) Primary Uses: natural garden, cottage garden, background plant, wall + Height: 9.2-13.8ft (280-420 cm) Colour: white + Flower Fullness: double-flowered Breeder: Rudolf Geschwind + Colour: white

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PharmaRosa® NEONATAL is the cost‑effective starting point for rose product production.

As a uniform, own‑rooted propagation material, it provides a stable basis for further growing-on and can be integrated flexibly into different finished product production technologies.
Rooted in trays (rooted), 3–6‑month‑old, own‑rooted rose cutting.
Uniform developmental stage, with a root system that has thoroughly penetrated the plug.
For professional growing‑on.
Tray packaging: 10 pcs/tray.
Quality and varietal identity: production supported by a dedicated identification and traceability logic.
Can be transplanted during frost‑free periods, designed for finished product production.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL provides a controlled, uniform starting stock for planned growing‑on that can be integrated into your own technology – especially where scheduling and varietal identity are paramount.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug, with a root system penetrating the plug (semi-finished product / semi-finished rose). PharmaRosa® NEONATAL rose propagation material size: 3–6‑month‑old, own-rooted cutting with a uniform developmental stage. PharmaRosa® NEONATAL tray stock: own-rooted rose propagation material in trays, uniform developmental stage (10 pcs/tray).

Captions (from left to right): Semi-finished product (NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug with a fully developed root system) • Size demonstration (3–6‑month‑old, uniform cutting) • Root system detail (plug penetrated by the root system) • Tray stock (10 pcs/tray, uniform developmental stage)