Caffe Latte™ hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Premium own-root Caffe Latte™ offers exclusive flower quality for nursery and wholesale programmes targeting high-margin container production and cut-flower orientated garden ranges. Its remontant flowering and strong, long-lasting fragrance support repeat-value finished products, while the upright, bush-trained habit with 3–5 framework canes suits structured 5–7 L premium containers and specimen positioning. The good heat tolerance performs reliably even in warmer, drier South-East conditions, supporting UK-wide professional supply. Own-root material provides predictable, renewable growth that moves from root establishment to structural shoots and then full ornamental value over three seasons, helping You stabilise capacity and quality in thematic and collection plantings. The cultivar’s colour range from soft mocha-brown to caramel-beige, cluster-flowering habit, resistant foliage profile against key diseases, and cut-flower suitability align well with retail and reseller channels looking for distinctive, story-rich Hybrid Tea roses.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Caffe Latte™ feature rose – Upright, bush-trained plants in 5–7 L containers, positioned as an exclusive Hybrid Tea with strong fragrance and distinctive caramel-brown blooms – target: premium retail and independent garden centres.
- “Garden Caffè Latte” cut-and-enjoy line – Container-grown plants selected for high-centred, cut-rose type blooms and remontant flowering, marketed as a garden source of coffee-toned stems – target: lifestyle-led resellers and webshop partners.
- Fragrance-collection specimen range – Larger, well-branched own-root plants emphasising strong, long-lasting vanilla scent and glossy foliage for fragrance-focused benches – target: specialist rose retailers and destination nurseries.
- Thematic coffee-tone border concept – Caffe Latte™ grouped with harmonising perennials in coordinated 5–7 L modules, using its exclusive colour and upright habit as the focal Hybrid Tea – target: project-oriented nurseries and designers’ supply chains.
- Large 40–50 L showcase containers – Fully developed, own-root specimens with strong cane structure and repeat flowering for entrances, terraces and show gardens, underlining exclusive finished-product quality – target: landscape contractors and public-realm suppliers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Caffe Latte™ is a Hybrid Tea rose marketed as a hybrid tea rose by De Ruiter, with American Rose Society exhibition name Caffe Latte; registered cultivar name data not provided. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred and introduced by De Ruiter Innovations B.V. (Amstelveen, Netherlands), with parentage unknown; breeding and introduction in the Netherlands in 2005, distributed initially by De Ruiter Innovations B.V. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright Hybrid Tea reaching approximately 120–160 cm in height and 55–85 cm spread, moderately thorny, with moderately dense, glossy dark green foliage and weak self-cleaning, requiring removal of spent blooms. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, fully double, 26–39 petalled flowers with high-centred, pointed-budded form on clusters, showing a typical cut-rose style presentation suited to both garden display and cutting-oriented use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Flowers show warm caramel to light-brown tones shifting from mocha-brown and mauve to beige, with a silky sheen; colour lightens in strong sun from coffee-brown to pastel beige-brown with slightly greyish hues. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long-lasting vanilla-scented fragrance defines the cultivar; fully double blooms limit pollinator access, making it primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-oriented in professional planting schemes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Forms small, spherical orange-red hips occasionally, approximately 10–14 mm in diameter, which are generally secondary to the primary ornamental value of the flowers in most production scenarios. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b), with medium overall disease resistance; black spot and rust resistance are rated resistant, while powdery mildew resistance is medium. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for borders, cut-flower use and specimen planting; maintenance is moderate with occasional plant protection mainly against powdery mildew, best presented as a premium container product in 5–7 L pots. |
Caffe Latte™ hybrid tea rose, supplied as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material, combines exclusive flower quality, strong fragrance and reliable heat-tolerant performance with durable, predictable stands; please contact us to discuss volume planning and scheduling.