Champagne Celebration™ Hybrid tea rose FRYlimbo – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Premium propagation of Champagne Celebration™ on own roots supports predictable, upright growth with dense, glossy dark-green foliage, ideal for high-calibre nursery container lines focused on flower quality and high-centred, exhibition-type blooms in a refined, cream-yellow champagne colour; medium disease resistance with notable black-spot tolerance and H7 winter hardiness fit UK nursery networks supplying public-realm style projects exposed to wind and low temperatures, while the professional bush-trained release form with 3–5 strong framework canes and a 5–7 L premium container route enables you to plan Year 1 root establishment, Year 2 structural shoot build-up and Year 3 full ornamental value for exclusive finished-product positioning.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea – Bush-trained, 3–5 cane plants in 5–7 L pots highlighting high-centred blooms and flower quality as an exclusive retail line – target: independent garden centres and specialist rose resellers.
- Champagne-themed collection trio – Curated three-cultivar set built around Champagne Celebration™ as the cream-yellow anchor, supplied in uniform premium containers for coordinated displays – target: thematic and show-garden project buyers.
- Mixed bed feature series – Structured, upright bushes with dense foliage and pastel flowers supplied as ready-to-plant, premium container stock for mixed planting schemes – target: landscape contractors via wholesale nurseries.
- Patio and terrace specimen range – Finished plants upshifted from 5–7 L to 40–50 L containers, exploiting fragrance, colour and bush form for statement pieces – target: high-end retail and design-led project outlets.
- Small-scale cut-flower line – Rows of own-root, bush-trained plants managed for solitary exhibition-type stems, marketed as a niche cut-flower hybrid tea offering – target: artisan floriculture and local cut-flower growers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Name and registration |
Champagne Celebration™ Hybrid tea rose FRYlimbo, ARS exhibition name Champagne Celebration; commercial hybrid tea rose type within the hybrid tea group for flowerbed and cut-flower use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Gareth Fryer at Fryer’s Nurseries Ltd, United Kingdom, with parentage not provided; introduced and registered in 2009 by Fryer’s Roses / Fryer’s Nurseries Ltd for ornamental production. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, upright habit reaching about 70–95 cm high and 50–70 cm spread, moderately thorny, with dense, glossy dark-green foliage forming a compact, well-filled bush architecture. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, 1.5–2.75 inch double flowers with 26–39 petals, solitary, high-centred, pointed-budded hybrid tea type, remontant with plentiful second flowering, weak self-cleaning, requiring deadheading. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Soft cream outer petal surface with delicate inner champagne-peach sheen; RHS 13C outer, 158C inner; colour lightens in strong sun to ivory and off-white tones while retaining an even pastel base. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, clearly noticeable fragrance with fresh, fruity and slightly musky character; double flowers limit pollinator access, so the variety is primarily valued for ornamental and scent display. |
| Hip characteristics |
Sometimes forms spherical orange-red hips about 10–14 mm diameter, developing alongside double blooms and adding some late-season ornamental interest where spent flowers are left in place. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium overall disease resistance with good black-spot resistance, medium susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust; hardy to about -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, corresponding roughly to USDA zone 6b and Swedish zone 3. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flowerbeds, mixed plantings and cut-flower use; medium maintenance, occasional plant protection needed; recommended as bush-trained with 3–5 framework canes, premium container route, 5–7 L target pot size. |
Champagne Celebration™ Hybrid tea rose FRYlimbo delivers exhibition-quality blooms, a compact upright bush and reliable H7 hardiness on a long-lived own-root base, making planning and capacity discussions on premium container supply straightforward and worthwhile.
