CLAUDIA CARDINALE™ – yellow nostalgia rose – MAScatna
Premium own-root CLAUDIA CARDINALE™ provides a stable foundation for building high-value Romantica assortments where flower quality and nostalgic form are central to your offer. As a pharmaROSA® NEONATAL tray-rooted cutting, it enters production at a uniform 3–6‑month stage, suited to bush-trained framework development with 3–5 strong canes for a premium container route in 5–7 L pots. The bushy, semi-erect vigour and 150–220 cm height support an exclusive finished product look for retail and reseller channels, while good winter hardiness allows reliable cropping even in colder UK areas with strong wind exposure. Strong, rich fragrance, very double rosette blooms and intense golden-yellow to amber colour position this cultivar naturally for specimen and flower-bed use in thematic or collection gardens. Own-root production supports renewable growth and long lifespan; in typical cycles roots stabilise in year one, shoots structure in year two and full ornamental expression is achieved from year three. The medium maintenance and moderate disease profile remain manageable within professional plant-protection programmes, making it a robust choice for nurseries and integrator networks planning exclusive nostalgia rose ranges.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Claudia Cardinale™ shrub – own-root, bush-trained 3–5 cane plants with large, fragrant, golden-yellow very double blooms positioned as an exclusive nostalgia rose in the premium container segment – retail / reseller
- Générosa® romance collection line – curated Romantica/Générosa® range built on uniform NEONATAL stock, highlighting strong fragrance and bushy semi-erect habit in coordinated 5–7 L branding – retail / reseller
- Cut-and-enjoy garden rose concept – shrubs in 5–7 L pots promoted for garden cutting, leveraging large solitary flowers and strong scent, produced from own-root material for reliable rebloom – retail / reseller
- Cold-hardy nostalgia feature shrub – positioned for cooler UK regions using its robust hardiness and dense, glossy foliage, grown from NEONATAL cuttings to premium container size for long-lived plantings – retail / reseller
- Low-prickle collector’s specimen – individually labelled, sparsely thorned shrubs with verified authenticity and premium gold rating, offered as focal plants in premium containers within romantic rose collections – retail / reseller
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Claudia Cardinale™ Générosa® MAScatna, nostalgia Romantic rose shrub; registered cultivar name MAScatna, ARS exhibition name Claudia Cardinale, named in honour of the Italian actress. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Dominique Massad, Roseraies Pierre Guillot (Roses Guillot), France; parentage unknown; bred, registered and introduced in 1997 with Roses Guillot as initial distributor. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, semi-erect shrub 150–220 cm high and 140–210 cm spread, dense mid-green glossy foliage (RHS 137A), sparsely thorned shoots; self-cleaning moderate so some manual deadheading needed. |
| Flower morphology |
Large L-sized solitary blooms (approx. 2.75–3.95 in), very double with 40+ petals, rosette form; remontant with an abundant second flowering; primarily ornamental, not optimised for pollinators. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Intense golden-yellow with amber-yellow depth in the centre; deep yellow buds, rich sunny-yellow full bloom; edges lighten to buttery yellow before fading; overall colour retention moderate, fading in strong sun. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, distinctly fragrant rose scent with a full, rich character; flowers primarily ornamental with concealed stamens, so limited nectar and pollen access and low pollinator attractiveness. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set generally poor due to very double flowers; occasionally forms small 9–15 mm globose hips, spherical, orange-red (RHS 40A), with little impact on overall ornamental performance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Winter hardy to approx. -26 to -23 °C (H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b); disease resistance moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; handles heat well, tolerates moderate drought with watering in prolonged dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, specimens and cut-flower use; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection and deadheading; recommended as bush-trained 3–5 cane plants for premium container production in 5–7 L pots. |
CLAUDIA CARDINALE™ combines fragrant, high-impact nostalgic flowers, strong hardiness and manageable vigour on a predictable own-root base, making it a sound candidate for premium programmes where you wish to align capacity and long-term scheduling.
