BORSOD – red flowerbed floribunda rose – Márk
Compact habit, floribunda bedding type and reliably remontant flowering make BORSOD a practical own-root starting point for uniform, medium-care nursery lines aimed at standard containers and 2–3 L finished pots. Its dense, mid-green foliage and good colour retention support consistent retail presentation in bedding and flowerbed ranges, while the H7 hardiness and USDA 5b rating provide reassuring winter tolerance for UK nursery networks, including sites exposed to strong wind and cold. Moderate care requirements and medium disease resistance align well with professional plant protection regimes, and the good heat and drought tolerance makes scheduling more predictable through warmer spells. As an own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL cutting it offers stable regeneration and long service life in production beds, supporting multi-year stock blocks and dependable park and specimen projects, following the natural arc of root establishment in year one, structural build-up in year two and full ornamental performance from year three onward.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L park bedding line – compact, bush-trained own-root plants in 2–3 L pots for colour-dense park and bed schemes, built on moderate care needs and remontant flowering – target: public-realm and municipal contractors via wholesalers
- Retail floribunda feature block – mid-height, bright red floribunda units in standard containers, emphasising reliable garden performance and good colour retention on benches – target: garden centres and multiple retailers
- Collection-series Márk selection – grouped with other Márk cultivars as a named breeder/regional range, grown from own-root cuttings for long-term collection beds and stock – target: specialist nurseries and show gardens
- Heat-tolerant urban bed mix – incorporated into mixed floribunda programmes as a heat- and moderate drought-tolerant red component, grown through standard container routes – target: landscape contractors and civic planting schemes
- Compact specimen accent pot – individual, bushy specimens in 2–3 L pots positioned as small-feature plants with remontant, mid-red clusters – target: independent retailers and project-based resellers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
BORSOD is a floribunda bed rose marketed as “Borsod Bedding rose Márk”, used as a flowerbed/shrub rose; no registered cultivar name or exhibition name is currently provided. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in Hungary in 1991 by Márk Gergely at Kertészeti Kutatóintézet, Budapest, and initially distributed by PharmaRosa® Ltd.; introduction and registration years are not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy plants 40–55 cm high with 45–60 cm spread, moderately thorny, carrying dense, slightly glossy mid-green foliage; no specific data are available on self-cleaning behaviour. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, double, cupped blooms with 26–39 petals, produced in clusters, remontant with abundant second flowering, sized approximately 1.5–2.75 inches in diameter on floribunda-type inflorescences. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Dark red buds open vivid scarlet, maturing to bright mid-red with velvety sheen; colour lightens slightly toward raspberry-red before fading; classified as red, ARS MR, RHS 46A and 53B, with good colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
No noticeable fragrance is reported; the cultivar is described as unscented and, with its full double form, is likely of limited interest for pollinator-focused plantings or scent-led product concepts. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasionally sets small, spherical hips 6–10 mm in diameter, coloured red in RHS 46A; hip production is incidental and not a primary ornamental or commercial feature in standard bedding use. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with hardiness between -26 and -23 °C, Swedish zone 4 and USDA 5b; black spot resistant with moderate tolerance to powdery mildew and rust, suiting medium-input nursery management. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, parks and specimen use, with medium care and occasional plant protection; supplied as bush-trained, compact plants for standard container routes targeting 2–3 L pots. |
BORSOD offers compact floribunda habit, remontant mid-red flowering and own-root longevity for stable, uniform stock blocks and standard 2–3 L lines; please contact us to align capacity and timing to your production plans.
