BAIE DES ANGES® – creamy-white hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
The pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material of BAIE DES ANGES® gives professional producers a highly distinctive, exhibition-grade hybrid tea option where flower form and fragrance justify a premium route. Bush-trained with 3–5 framework canes, these tray-rooted cuttings are ready to establish quickly into 5–7 L premium containers and onwards into larger showcase formats where an exclusive, specimen-style presence is needed. The dense, dark green foliage and bushy structure frame large, very full flowers with reliable remontant performance and strong, sweet old-rose scent, supporting high-value cut-flower or retail-reseller concepts. Colour presentation is a core asset: the creamy-white, pastel-pink veiled blooms hold their tone with very good retention, fading cleanly to pure cream-white for consistent bench and display quality, even under demanding premium merchandising. As own-root material, the variety supports long-term collection and exclusive garden schemes through regenerative growth and stable identity over time, aligning well with thematic rose gardens and dedicated collections frequently exposed to public scrutiny along busy UK routes where reliable winter performance is expected in colder northern sites and exposed inland landscapes. Across a normal production arc—roots building in year one, structural shoots consolidating in year two, and full ornamental value from year three—this cultivar fits growers seeking curated, exclusive portfolio items rather than volume landscaping lines, while the container-focused recommendation and cut-flower potential give flexibility in professional planning.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea – Own-root, bush-trained plants with 3–5 canes in 5–7 L containers, showcasing large, very full, fragrant blooms for bench-top display – aimed at discerning retail/reseller lines.
- Boutique cut-flower and pot dual-purpose line – Nursery blocks in 5–7 L pots used both for harvest of exhibition-type stems and for later sale as premium containers where fragrance and flower form are highlighted – targeted to floristry-linked retail/reseller partners.
- Show-garden collection series – Curated batches in 7 L and 40–50+ L formats for thematic or commemorative plantings, leveraging strong scent and distinctive colour transitions – positioned through specialist retail/reseller to public-realm projects.
- Specimen border feature rose – Well-structured bushes with dense dark foliage and solitary blooms supplied in 7–10 L pots for instant impact in high-input borders – channelled via premium retail/reseller outlets.
- Own-root mother-stock starter pack – Uniform NEONATAL cuttings selected for building nursery mother plants dedicated to exclusive, fragrance-led ranges and future 5–7 L premium container runs – for propagation-oriented retail/reseller networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose from the Le Toscane collection, registered as BARmel and marketed as Baie des Anges® / Le Toscane / BARmel, with ARS exhibition name Mariangela Melato. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Beatrice Barni, Rose Barni, Pistoia, Italy, from unknown parentage; bred in 2013, introduced and registered in 2014 via Pépinières de la Saulaie in France. |
| Awards and recognition |
Monza Journalists' Choice Award 2013, Baden-Baden Gold Medal 2014 and Australian National Rose Trials Silver Medal 2021 highlight its flower and garden performance qualities. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy hybrid tea, around 70–95 cm high with 50–70 cm spread, dense dark green glossy foliage and moderate prickles; weak self-cleaning so deadheading is advised for ongoing display. |
| Flower morphology |
Large solitary blooms, 2.75–3.95 inches across, very full with over 40 petals, globular to pompon form; remontant with a particularly generous second flush under good cultivation. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Cream-white base softly veiled with pastel pink; newly opened blooms show pink on inner petal edges, fading to pure cream-white, with very good colour retention and smooth, elegant fading. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, full-scented sweet old-rose, damask-style aroma; highly ornamental and sensory but the very double form hides stamens so pollinator attraction is relatively low. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional spherical red hips, about 10–14 mm in diameter, with limited ornamental impact and generally secondary to the cut-flower and exhibition value of the blooms. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -23 to -21 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6a, Swedish zone 3) but very susceptible to black spot, powdery mildew and rust; needs regular treatments and good watering, with poor drought tolerance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used as a premium container, border, cut-flower or specimen rose; provided with 3–5 cane bush form, requiring high maintenance, intensive pest and disease control and frequent monitoring for reliable quality. |
BAIE DES ANGES® offers exhibition-standard, fragrant blooms and strong winter hardiness on a regenerating own-root base, making it a distinctive choice for exclusive ranges where predictable, long-lived stock matters; we would welcome a discussion on timing and capacity.
