Alsace NIRPAYSAGE PEKtarampe – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Alsace offers landscape producers a dense, bushy shrub architecture that establishes quickly from pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root cuttings, creating uniform red blocks for project mass planting. Its naturally compact 85–115 cm habit supports tight bed layouts and edging, while the clustered, single blooms give strong colour impact with very good retention, ideal for repeatable schemes in public and commercial sites. The variety remonts well, providing abundant coverage after the first flush and sustaining ornamental presence through the season with good petal drop and minimal deadheading on production beds. Single, open flowers with exposed stamens deliver clear pollinator value for thematic and collection-style displays, aligning with public-realm biodiversity goals. Own-root production underpins long-term stability and renewable growth, supporting predictable capacity for nursery and wholesale networks working to tight framework contracts. Development follows a pragmatic arc of root establishment in year one, structural canopy build in year two and full ornamental value from year three onward, suiting planned volume roll-outs. As an established plant it copes with heat and moderate drought in UK schemes, supporting dependable supply where resilient project plantings across regions are specified.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Project bed block, 2 L – Uniform, dense, bush-trained shrubs in 2 L pots for fast-cover mass planting, leveraging compact structure and strong colour retention for municipal and commercial beds – target: landscape contractor / project wholesalers
- Pollinator red drift, 2 L – Single-flowered, bushy plants in 2 L containers positioned as pollinator-supporting red drifts for public parks and thematic rose gardens – target: public-realm and biodiversity-focused suppliers
- Formal edging line, 2 L – Tight, evenly sized bushes in 2 L pots for pathway edging and parterre outlines, using the compact habit and fast coverage promise – target: estate and heritage-garden maintenance contractors
- Collection block, 2 L – Own-root 2 L plants supplied as cultivar-true units for Alsace-themed or regional rose collections, built on long-term stability and repeat flowering – target: show-garden and collection-oriented nurseries
- Urban feature red mass, 2 L – High-volume, 2 L project units designed for central reservations, plazas and urban squares, combining strong colour presence with predictable own-root stands – target: integrators serving large infrastructure schemes
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Modern shrub (landscape shrub) rose, registered as PEKtarampe, marketed as Alsace NIRPAYSAGE PEKtarampe; ARS exhibition name Alsace; collection: NIRPAYSAGE; commercial group: bed rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Paul Pekmez, NIRP International, France; parentage unknown; bred and registered in 1992, initially distributed by NIRP International (France) for landscape and project applications. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided; no competition, show or lifetime awards are listed, and no specific external recommendations or collector ratings are documented for this cultivar in the available data. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy growth habit with dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage; height and spread both 85–115 cm; moderately thorny shoots; forms a compact, even shrub canopy suited to massed bedding and edging applications. |
| Flower morphology |
Single-flowered, cup-shaped blooms with 5–12 petals, produced in clustered inflorescences; small flower size (0.5–1.5 in); remonts well with an abundant second flowering, giving extended seasonal interest under managed conditions. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Ruby-red blooms with ARS code R; RHS 46A outer and 46B inner; buds dark scarlet red; colour mellows from vivid ruby to warm raspberry, with very good retention and a uniform medium-deep red glow at full bloom. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very weak, with a barely perceptible floral character; visual and structural qualities rather than scent are the primary ornamental attributes described for this cultivar in production and landscape use. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is expected to be minimal; where present, hips are small, spherical, around 8–12 mm in diameter, and red coloured, with limited visual or production significance in most project settings. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Very susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, requiring regular plant protection; hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA zone 6b; established plants tolerate heat and moderate drought if watered in prolonged dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended primarily for flower beds, edging, parks, urban green spaces, hedges and some cut use; maintenance requirement high; supplied as uniform, dense, bush-trained finished product for project mass planting, typically in 1.5–2 L pots. |
Alsace NIRPAYSAGE PEKtarampe combines compact, fast-cover structure, strong colour retention and reliable own-root regeneration to support predictable, long-lived landscape blocks; we would be pleased to discuss scheduling and capacity for your project programmes.
