ANNA ANCHER™ – pink bedding floribunda rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Professional growers looking to stabilise floribunda production capacity in UK nursery and project pipelines can use ANNA ANCHER™ as a reliable own-root base for flowerbed and park schemes, where its bushy, upright habit, dense dark foliage and good self-cleaning support homogeneous stands with reduced grooming and labour. This compact, bush-trained form suits 2–3 L standard containers as a main route, with scope to step selected material on to 40–50 litre and larger landscape pots for public-realm and institutional use where consistent heights and lines are required across beds. Remontant, very double, medium-sized, clustered blooms provide season-long ornamental cover in thematic and collection plantings, while the strong, velvety fragrance underpins higher-value positioning in retail and show-garden ranges. H7 hardiness and performance in colder zones give dependable structure for nursery networks serving wind‑exposed northern sites, supporting sustainable, diverse, own-root ranges with predictable longevity and the typical development arc of year-one roots, year-two structural framework, and year-three full ornamental value.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 3 L scented floribunda – Standard container route, 2–3 L pots with bush-trained plants carrying remontant, strongly fragrant clusters provide a clear “reliable garden performance” message for main-season launches – target audience/channel: retail/reseller.
- Castle® collection feature bench – Grouped 2–3 L units emphasising the Castle branding and upright, floribunda bedding habit, scheduled for colour at dispatch, support thematic rose benches in garden centres – target audience/channel: retail/reseller.
- Landscape-ready 45 L feature rose – Stepped-on own-root plants in 40–50 litre containers, using strong structure, dense foliage and self-cleaning flowering for low-maintenance, high-impact beds – target audience/channel: public-realm suppliers.
- Park bedding series plug-to-pot line – NEONATAL material grown on through standard containers into uniform, bushy plants for mass flowerbed and park use, integrating medium maintenance and moderate resistance into predictable contract offers – target audience/channel: public-realm suppliers.
- Scent-focused garden-collection SKU – A curatorial line highlighting strong, velvety fragrance and remontant, double pink flowers within collection-type assortments, leveraging own-root longevity for long-term display gardens – target audience/channel: project-based channels.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda rose marketed as Anna Ancher™ Castle® POUlcas066, in the Castle collection, registered as POUlcas066 with EU CPVR application in 2021; commercial type floribunda bedding rose for professional use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in Denmark in 2018 by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen of Poulsen Roser A/S; parentage is unknown; introduced after 2021 for European markets with a focus on garden and bedding use. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, upright shrub reaching approximately 110–140 cm in height with 60–90 cm spread; dense, glossy dark green foliage (RHS 147A) and moderate prickliness give a robust, balanced plant framework. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, medium-sized, cup-shaped blooms with 40+ petals borne in clusters of three to five per stem; remontant flowering with an abundant second flush, supporting extended seasonal display. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Soft pastel pink blooms (ARS LP, RHS 65C outer, 65D inner) with silky matt sheen; colour lightens after opening, inner zone becoming creamy; overall moderate colour retention with gentle fading. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, noticeably scented rose with full, velvety fragrance character; primarily ornamental rather than pollinator focused due to the very double flower form restricting nectar and pollen accessibility. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasionally forms small rose hips, approximately 0–5 mm in diameter; hips are not a dominant ornamental feature and have limited significance for cut or landscape use in most programmes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust as indicated; winter hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C, rated RHS H7, aligning with USDA Zone 6b and Swedish Zone 3 conditions. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flowerbeds, parks, cut use and specimen plantings; medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control; suited to standard container production and bush-trained, compact finish. |
ANNA ANCHER™ offers remontant, fragrant, self-cleaning floribunda performance on a hardy, own-root framework that supports predictable, long-lived stands, making it a sound candidate for scheduling and capacity discussions in professional rose programmes.
