ASTERIA™ Pixie® – BOZastepix rooted cutting
Miniature own-root ASTERIA™ Pixie® offers a compact architecture ideal for high-density nursery container lines, aligning well with a compact patio-rose route in 1.5–2 L pots and beyond. Its dense, dark-green foliage and finely cupped, mid-pink blooms support an impulse-focused, potted decorative profile for garden centre benches and nursery retail. With remontant, generous flowering and stable H7 winter hardiness down to -23 °C, it can be scheduled for long selling windows and collection plantings in UK thematic rose gardens. Moderate but manageable disease tolerance suits professional programmes where plant protection is routinely integrated, while own-root regeneration underpins predictable performance, long-term vigour and low replacement in propagation beds. Over a natural development arc of roots in year one, structural shoots in year two and full ornamental value from year three, the compact habit and balanced colour make this cultivar a practical, scalable choice for wholesale patio and balcony ranges, even under cooler, wind-exposed northern conditions.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Pink Patio Mini 2 L – Core 1.5–2 L patio container line using compact, bushy young plants for instant, mid-pink colour; suited to high-turnover, impulse benches in nursery and garden-centre retail.
- Urban Balcony Trio – Mixed-colour balcony collections where ASTERIA™ Pixie® provides the mid-pink component; grown in 2 L pots and combined at dispatch for terrace and roof-garden assortments for lifestyle-led retail.
- Mini Rose Edging Pack – Batch-produced mini roses in 2 L pots positioned for edging and low ground-cover projects, enabling landscapers and municipal buyers to plant directly from container into beds.
- Collection Garden Feature Block – Uniform runs of ASTERIA™ Pixie® grown from NEONATAL stock to produce visually consistent mini-rose groupings for thematic and show-garden plantings supplied via specialist nurseries.
- Own-Root Mother-Plant Line – Longer-cycle production in larger containers (up to 40–50 L) to establish durable own-root stock units for ongoing cutting material and secure year-round supply to wholesale partners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Miniature, dwarf rose from the Pixie® collection; registered as BOZastepix and marketed as ASTERIA™ Pixie® BOZastepix, with verified cultivar authenticity and premium bronze internal quality rating. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Biljana Božanić Tanjga with parentage not provided, introduced by PhenoGeno Roses (Serbia) in 2020 following 2019 registration, representing PhenoGeno breeding in both Serbia and the Netherlands. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy and dense plant, 20–30 cm high with 35–45 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots and dark green, glossy foliage; no specific data are available on self-cleaning behaviour or spent-flower shedding. |
| Flower morphology |
Small S-size blooms (approx. 0.5–1.5 in), double with 26–39 petals, cup-shaped and borne in clusters; remontant habit with a generous second flush, providing repeated ornamental display under suitable culture. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Mid-pink velvety flowers, ARS Mp, RHS 65C outer and 65D inner; buds vivid pink, opening to soft pastel mid-pink that lightens towards the petal edges and can fade to pale powder pink in strong sunlight. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very faint, delicately sweet scent, mainly ornamental in effect; double flower form partially conceals stamens so is not expected to be highly attractive to pollinators in standard planting schemes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small hips, approximately 5–7 mm, spherical and orange-red; produced sporadically and of minor commercial impact, but adding some seasonal autumn interest where fruit set occurs. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to about -23 to -21 °C, RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3 and USDA 6a; moderate resistance levels reported for powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with routine protection recommended in production. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for container, terrace, balcony, roof-garden, edging, ground-cover, bed, park and urban green space use; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection, released as a compact, dense bush form. |
ASTERIA™ Pixie® BOZastepix offers compact, remontant, mid-pink colour on hardy own-root plants that build stable, renewable stock stands, making capacity planning and long-term patio assortments easier to align and discuss with your team.
