AGKON – pink hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Exhibition performance, remontant flowering and colour stability make AGKON a reliable hybrid tea option where flower form and stem presentation are paramount for premium container programmes and cut-flower orientated ranges. The high‑centred, solitary blooms in an intense cyclamen‑carmine pink hold their marketable phase well, supporting extended bench life and consistent grading. Compact, bushy habit with verified disease resistance fits nursery propagation beds and 5–7 L premium containers targeting exclusive finished product lines for retail and reseller partners. On own roots the crop develops a predictable structure – roots in year one, framework shoots by year two, and full ornamental value from year three – giving a long‑term, renewable base that supports nursery networks requiring reliable quality under typical Scottish and northern English winter and wind exposure.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea – AGKON as a bush‑trained, 3–5 cane specimen in 5–7 L containers, highlighting its exhibition flower form and strong pink colour as an exclusive premium container SKU – target: retail / reseller
- Garden cut‑rose collection piece – positioned within a thematic “garden cut‑rose” range, using its remontant flowering and high‑centred blooms grown on from NEONATAL to 5–7 L for dual ornamental and cutting use – target: retail / reseller
- Disease‑robust feature rose – marketed as a low‑maintenance, disease‑resistant specimen, grown in premium containers to ensure strong canopy and clean foliage at dispatch for reliability in mixed shrub and rose benches – target: retail / reseller
- Compact colour‑focus accent rose – using the bushy, upright habit and intense pink colour in 5–7 L pots for focal‑point placements in colour‑themed collections or show‑garden inspired assortments – target: retail / reseller
- Own‑root collection and stock plant – supplied as NEONATAL own‑root material for nurseries maintaining cultivar collections or building long‑term mother blocks, leveraging longevity and stable growth for future premium container production – target: retail / reseller
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose marketed as AGKON (Agkon), belonging to the Hybrid Tea group and commercial hybrid tea segment; exhibition category cut flower / exhibition tea hybrid, with no registered alternate trade names noted. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Richard Agel in Germany and introduced by Agel Rosen in 1979; parentage is unknown, and no precise registration year is recorded, but it is established in European nursery trade. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, upright bush to around 60–85 cm high and 35–50 cm spread, moderately thorny with moderately dense, dark green foliage; weak self‑cleaning means spent blooms often require manual removal in production. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium‑sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals, solitary on stems with high‑centred, pointed buds typical of cut‑rose types; flowers show good remontancy, with a second flush that is again abundant under suitable culture. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vibrant carmine‑pink with magenta tone (RHS 65D outer, 53C inner); colour retention is good, with only moderate fading and outer petal margins lightening to creamy‑pink while the overall effect remains intense medium‑deep cyclamen pink. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Classified as unscented with no noticeable aroma; double flowers reduce stamen access, so pollinator value is limited and the cultivar functions primarily as an ornamental and exhibition‑style garden rose. |
| Hip characteristics |
Forms sparse, globose hips only occasionally; hips are spherical, approximately 10–14 mm in diameter and red (RHS 40A), so fruit set is not a major feature for ornamental or production planning. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; tolerates heat with irrigation in prolonged dry spells, and is hardy around –21 to –18 °C (H7, Swedish Zon 3, USDA 6b), enabling reliable overwintering in most UK nursery systems. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, specimen use and cut‑flower orientated garden planting; recommended as a bush‑trained form with 3–5 framework canes, best routed into premium container production with 5–7 L target pots and low routine maintenance needs. |
AGKON combines exhibition flower form, remontant performance and reliable disease resistance on a stable own-root base, supporting predictable, long-lived stands for premium programmes; please contact us to discuss scheduling and capacity for your ranges.
