BIG BANG® – scarlet bedding floribunda rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
This compact, bush-trained BIG BANG® floribunda is supplied as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root propagation material, providing a reliable basis for nursery container production and low-bed schemes that demand predictable, repeatable performance. Its dense, glossy foliage, remontant flowering and vivid scarlet colour support a clear retail value proposition as a standard finished product with reliable garden performance in 2–3 L containers, while own-root regeneration capacity underpins long-term stock maintenance and homogeneous stands. The semi-double, pollinator-friendly flowers with accessible stamens bring added biodiversity value to thematic and public projects, making it suitable for urban green-space programmes and collection beds where cultivar identity matters. With frost hardiness specified to -21–-18 °C in a compact, bushy habit, it is well suited to nursery networks supplying parks and public landscapes across cooler UK regions, benefiting routes where winter and wind exposure can be significant. The predictable, small-flower, clustered inflorescences and good self-cleaning reduce grooming needs at retail, and the own-root form gives a stable propagation platform that supports a three-year development arc from roots to full ornamental value without graft-related variability.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Scarlet Bedding 2L Line – Own-root BIG BANG® in uniform 2 L pots, exploiting its compact, bush-trained habit and reliable scarlet flowering for colour-block benches in standard finished-product ranges – target: retail / reseller.
- Urban Edge Collection 3L – 3 L containers geared to edging and low bedding in urban green spaces, combining dense foliage, compact spread and own-root longevity for repeat municipal schemes – target: public-realm suppliers.
- Pollinator Scarlet Feature – Clustered, semi-double, pollinator-friendly flowers used in curated thematic beds, supplied in 2–3 L pots from own-root stock blocks to maintain cultivar identity – target: show and collection gardens.
- Landscape 40L Instant Block – Upsized 40–50 litre containers giving instant-volume, compact scarlet blocks for high-visibility entrances and park focal points, leveraging remontant flowering and good colour retention – target: landscape contractors.
- Private-Label Bedding Scarlet – BIG BANG® positioned as a named scarlet bedding floribunda within private-label rose assortments, using own-root stock beds for consistent long-term supply into standard containers – target: nursery integrator networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Current trade name BIG BANG® Bedding rose SELbar 0127, registered cultivar name SELbar 0127, floribunda bed rose category, exhibition name Big Bang within the bedding rose collection. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Vittorio Barni, Società Agricola Rose Barni, Italy, breeding year 1980, introduced and presumably registered in 2011 by Rose Barni, parentage recorded as unknown in current data. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy miniature-type habit at 35–50 cm height and 40–60 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots, dense, glossy dark-green foliage giving good ground cover; own-root form well suited to container and bed use. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double cup-shaped flowers, 13–25 petals, small size around 0.5–1.5 inches, produced in clusters of 1–3 per stem, remontant with abundant second flowering and generally good self-cleaning after bloom. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vivid scarlet-red tone, ARS Rd, RHS 46A outer and 46B inner, fiery red on opening with bright scarlet full bloom and golden stamens, only slight lightening and coral tinge before petal fall, overall good colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
No noticeable fragrance reported; classified as unscented, making it suitable where colour and performance take priority over scent, such as high-traffic public plantings and retail bedding assortments. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set expected to be limited due to semi-double to double flowers; when present, spherical orange-red hips around 6–10 mm in diameter, adding modest seasonal interest late in the year. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b); disease profile sensitive overall, medium to powdery mildew and black spot, very sensitive to rust, requiring regular protection in production. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Primary uses in flower beds, edging, parks and urban green space; recommended as bush-trained compact plants in standard containers, 2–3 L target pot, high maintenance needs with regular pest and disease control advised. |
BIG BANG® offers compact, colour-stable, remontant bedding performance on an own-root base that supports long-lived, predictable stands, making it a practical candidate where you wish to align propagation volumes and delivery windows for scarlet bedding lines.
