Capricia™ Renaissance® – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Premium own-root Capricia™ Renaissance® offers professional producers a stable propagation base for exclusive, fragrance-led ranges where deep-red colour, very double flowers and strong remontancy support reliable premium-container programmes. This bushy, upright shrub with dense, glossy foliage and medium maintenance demand is well suited to nursery propagation beds and 5–7 L routes for retail and reseller channels focused on nostalgia and Romantic rose collections. Own-root trays underpin predictable, renewable growth and long-term planting in thematic rose gardens and park projects, benefiting Scottish and northern English schemes where winter and wind exposure are significant considerations. Over a natural development arc of first-year root establishment, second-year structural shoots and third-year full ornamental value, Capricia™ provides repeatable flower performance, controllable height, and a clear quality story built on fragrance, colour intensity and exclusivity for high-margin, story-driven ranges.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Fragrance Signature 5–7 L Shrub – Bush-trained, 3–5 cane plants in 5–7 L pots highlighting very strong, long-lasting scent and repeat flowering, positioned as an exclusive fragrance hero within Romantic assortments – target: premium garden-centre benches.
- Velvet Red Nostalgia Collection – Curated Romantic rose mix built around Capricia™’s deep, velvety red colour and darkening bloom progression, propagated on own roots for long-term bed stability – target: reseller private-label nostalgia lines.
- Awarded Fragrance Feature Rose – Premium SKU referencing the Glasgow Tollcross fragrance award and premium gold rating, supplied as uniform 5–7 L shrubs for feature tables – target: brand-led retail and specialist independents.
- Remontant Park & Scented Garden Unit – 7 L to 40–50 L step-up option using remontant flowering and upright habit to create reliable, long-term scented focal shrubs – target: municipal and institutional landscape contractors.
- Renaissance Collection Showcase – Thematic Renaissance-labelled range using Capricia™ as the deep-red, highly scented anchor, leveraging own-root authenticity and stable identity for collection plantings – target: show gardens, public rose collections and rose specialists.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub rose in the Renaissance collection, registered as POUlren024 and traded as Capricia™ Renaissance®; nostalgia-type Romantic rose with verified authenticity for professional propagation and premium identification needs. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen at Poulsen Roser A/S, Denmark, from unnamed seedling crosses; bred 2006, registered 2013 in the EU and 2016 in the USA, introduced commercially after 2013 for international professional use. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised with the Tollcross Fragrance Prize at the Glasgow International Rose Trials in 2016, underlining its strength as a very strongly scented cultivar for use in fragrance-focused rose programmes and specialist assortments. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, upright shrub reaching around 110–160 cm in height with a 70–110 cm spread; dense, glossy green foliage and moderate prickliness provide a solid framework suitable for bush training with 3–5 structural canes in container or bed production. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, rosette-shaped blooms with more than 40 petals, XL size around 3.5 inches and cluster-flowered presentation; strongly remontant with a generous second flush, enabling extended seasonal display in beds and premium containers. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep velvety red with subtle burgundy tones, coded DR / RHS 53A outer and 60A inner; buds open dark burgundy-red, darken through bloom, retaining intense dark red to blackish-red tones without noticeable fading, ending with a blackening effect. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very strong, long-lasting scent described as a key feature; fragrance character details are not provided, but its intensity and persistence make it particularly suitable for scented gardens, feature shrubs and fragrance-oriented retail ranges. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is minimal due to the very double flower form, with occasional hips reaching only about 0–3 mm diameter; hips are generally not a visible or ornamental element in finished-product or landscape use. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to approximately -21 – -18 °C with RHS H7, Swedish zone 3 and USDA 6b; disease resistance is moderate for powdery mildew, black spot and rust, requiring standard medium-level maintenance and occasional plant protection in professional settings. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used in flowerbeds, specimen plantings, parks and scented gardens; recommended as a premium container product in 5–7 L pots, with bush training to 3–5 framework canes and medium maintenance needs including occasional plant protection as required. |
Capricia™ Renaissance® combines award-backed fragrance, deep velvety colour and hardy, own-root reliability to support predictable, long-lived premium shrub production; please contact us to coordinate volumes, timing and integration into your range.
