ALFRED MANESSIER™ – yellow-red bedding shrub rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Colour and habit make Alfred Manessier™ a distinctive choice where you need a visually striking, bushy flowerbed shrub for standard container production and reliable retail positioning as a “reliable garden performance” shrub rose. This own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material gives you a predictable, renewable propagation base for nursery beds and 2–3 L programmes, supporting homogeneous batches and repeatable scheduling for retail and reseller networks. The semi-double, pollinator-attracting flowers add value in thematic collections and public-realm schemes, while the dense, mid‑green foliage provides a strong structural framework for mass planting and solitary use in parks and urban green spaces. With winter hardiness aligned to cooler UK regions, it performs reliably even in exposed sites with good disease management, supporting project supply into Scotland and northern England where winter and wind tolerance are valued. Own-root architecture underpins long-term stability, giving stands that can regenerate after cropping stress and reduce replacement needs across production cycles. From rooted cutting through nursery build‑up to retail-ready stock, you can plan for a clear development arc from root establishment in year one to structural canopy in year two and full ornamental expression by year three, aligning crop timing to seasonal windows and retail peaks. The cultivar’s compact, bush-trained form suits efficient benching and transport, helping you maintain quality standards across integrated nursery and wholesale supply chains.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L colour-impact bedding shrub – Own-root, bush-trained plants in 2–3 L standard containers, focused on the striking yellow-red, speckled flower colour and dense habit for reliable garden performance flowerbeds – target: retail and garden-centre assortments.
- Park and urban shrub module – Batch-produced 2–3 L shrubs for park and urban green space planting, exploiting the bushy structure and remontant flowering, supplied as a standard finished product line – target: public-realm and municipal project contractors.
- Painter’s collection feature rose – Curated SKU within a named-artist or themed range, using the distinctive cultivar story and colour for collection and show gardens, grown from NEONATAL own-root stock – target: specialist nurseries and destination gardens.
- Pollinator-accent rose bed mix – Semi-double, accessible flowers used as a colour accent in mixed pollinator-friendly rose beds, delivered in 2–3 L containers from own-root production – target: sustainability-focused retailers and project specifiers.
- Mass-planting promotional pallet – Uniform, own-root 2–3 L shrubs grouped as a high-impact colour pallet for seasonal promotions, leveraging remontant flowering and reliable habit – target: multiple retailers and integrator-led campaigns.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub rose cultivar MASalmen marketed as Alfred Manessier™ Les Églantelles® MASalmen, a flowerbed shrub rose within the Bed rose commercial group; authenticity for this line verified 27.04.2025. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in France in 2012 by Dominique Massad from complex shrub and floribunda parentage; initially distributed by Pétales de Roses – Les Chemins de la Rose, with detailed registration and introduction years not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
No awards, competition results or collector recommendations are recorded for this cultivar; it is positioned instead on practical garden and landscape performance rather than formal trial recognition. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy shrub habit, typically 100–150 cm tall with an 80–120 cm spread, dense mid‑green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; no specific information is available on the self‑cleaning capacity of spent blooms. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, medium-sized (approximately 1.5–2.75 in) cup to goblet-shaped blooms carried in clusters; petals number about 13–25, with remontant behaviour and a notably abundant second flush in suitable conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Golden-yellow ground with crimson-red edges and speckling (ARS YB; RHS 14A, 46A); colours pastelise as yellow fades to pink and creamy tones, giving softer rose-red edging as flowers age, with generally poor colour retention noted. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very weak and barely noticeable, with only a subtle fruity character reported; the bloom is selected more for visual effect and colour pattern than for scent impact in landscape or garden situations. |
| Hip characteristics |
Moderately produced ovoid hips, approximately 9–12 mm in diameter, coloured orange-red; hip set may add some late-season interest but is not a primary ornamental or production feature. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardiness to around -21–-18 °C (H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b); disease resistance is weak, with very sensitive reactions to powdery mildew and rust and moderate susceptibility to black spot, requiring regular plant protection. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best suited to flowerbeds, parks, urban green spaces, mass plantings and solitary use where maintenance can be high; recommended as a bush-trained, compact shrub for standard container production in 2–3 L pots, with plant protection planned. |
Alfred Manessier™ as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material combines distinctive yellow-red cluster flowering, a bushy shrub habit and reliable winter hardiness into predictable, regenerating stands that support planning; please contact us to align capacities and scheduling.
