Brief Encounter PERFUMELLA® Meihylvol – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Premium own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of Brief Encounter PERFUMELLA® offers a stable foundation for professional hybrid tea production where flower quality, exhibition form, and strong remontant flowering are central to an exclusive finished product line. This upright, compact, bush-trained habit with 3–5 strong framework canes supports predictable premium container routes in 5–7 L, well suited to nursery propagation beds and container grow-on with homogeneous, long-lived own-root stands. Its dense, glossy dark green foliage and XL, very full, salmon-pink blooms with strong, long-lasting fragrance underpin cut-flower and exhibition positioning, while the own-root base favours renewable growth and reduced replacement in UK nursery and public-realm supply chains, even under typical Scottish and northern English winter and wind-tolerant conditions, when planned as Year 1 root establishment, Year 2 structural framework, and Year 3 full ornamental value.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea – Upright, compact bushes in 5–7 L containers, showcasing XL, solitary, very full blooms with strong, long-lasting scent for high-impact benches – target audience/channel: specialist garden centres and exhibition-focused resellers
- Salmon-Pink Perfume Collection – Fragrance-led assortment grouping Brief Encounter PERFUMELLA® with other scented cultivars in coordinated premium containers, highlighting strong remontant flowering and aroma – target audience/channel: boutique retailers and fragrance-theme ranges
- Show-Garden Feature Line – Colour-stable, salmon-pink plants grown on from NEONATAL beds into uniform 5–7 L pots for supply to thematic and show gardens where flower form and colour transitions are central – target audience/channel: landscape contractors and show-garden organisers
- Collector’s Hybrid Tea Series – Curated series featuring exhibition-style hybrid teas, leveraging the XL, very full, solitary blooms and compact habit for display-quality stock – target audience/channel: mail-order specialists and collector-focused nurseries
- Own-Root Mother-Stock Block Pack – Bed-ready own-root NEONATAL units supplied specifically for establishing longer-term mother-stock or gene-bank style stands with stable, regenerating plants – target audience/channel: propagation nurseries and integrator networks
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as Meihylvol, marketed as Brief Encounter PERFUMELLA® Meihylvol, with American Rose Society exhibition name Arthur Rimbaud®, in the PERFUMELLA® collection. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Jacques Mouchotte at Meilland International, France, around 2005; introduced 2009 in France, registration 2008, with initial distribution by Corporate Roses Pty. Ltd. in Australia; parentage undisclosed. |
| Awards and recognition |
Repeatedly honoured in European trials: Geneva Plus belle rose des Dames and Certificat, Lyon Silver Medal, several Hradec Králové prizes including first prize and perfume award, and Nantes Prix d’Honneur. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush, around 95–125 cm high with 50–70 cm spread; dense, glossy dark green foliage; moderately thorny shoots; supplied bush-trained with 3–5 strong framework canes for structural stability. |
| Flower morphology |
Very full, solitary, cup-shaped hybrid tea blooms with over 40 petals, XL diameter from approximately 3.5 inches upward; strongly remontant, with an abundant second flowering flush under suitable culture. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Colour evolves from deep orange-salmon buds to rich salmon-pink, then pastel peach-whitening tones at fade; ARS OP, RHS 36C outer and 36D inner; moderate colour retention but attractive transitional shades in full bloom. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Documented as strongly and persistently scented, providing a long-lasting fragrance effect; specific fragrance notes are not provided, but intensity supports positioning in perfume-oriented ranges and displays. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally sparse due to very double flowers; where present, hips are small, about 11–15 mm, ovoid and orange-red, with limited commercial impact in ornamental or propagation terms. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate resistance recorded for black spot, powdery mildew and rust; hardy approximately to -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b); moderate heat tolerance but requires irrigation in prolonged dry periods. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited for flower beds and premium container production; medium maintenance needs with occasional plant protection; recommended as bush-trained plants for 5–7 L pots, aligning with exclusive, flower-quality driven product ranges. |
Brief Encounter PERFUMELLA® Meihylvol, with strong remontant flowering, compact upright habit and reliable hardiness on a durable own-root base, offers predictable, regenerating stands for premium container programmes; we would welcome a discussion on timing and capacity.
