COUTURE R. TILIA – pink bedding floribunda rose – Kawamoto
Floribunda production of COUTURE R. TILIA offers a compact, bush-trained habit well-suited to container and bed-focused programmes, enabling efficient bench density in 2–3 L pots and reliable scheduling into standard finished product ranges. Its remontant flowering provides a generous second flush, supporting continuous retail presence in nursery and reseller channels where reliable garden performance is expected. Strong, long-lasting fragrance and pastel pink, lavender-tinged colour allow positioning in thematic rose gardens or curated collections, reinforcing an own-root offer built on stable, repeatable characteristics. Good overall disease resistance with low routine intervention needs keeps maintenance predictable in nursery propagation beds and wholesale stock blocks, supporting homogeneous stands and low replacement. Own-root propagation gives a durable framework for long-term collection plantings – roots establishing first, shoots building structure in year two and full ornamental expression by year three – with sturdy stems and moderately dense, dark green foliage presenting a professional, resilient basis for large-scale programmes, even where winters are cold and wind exposure is significant.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L retail bedding floribunda – own-root young plants grown on into 2–3 L standard containers, highlighting compact habit and reliable flowering for easy garden performance messaging – retail and garden-centre chains
- Project bedding block units – batch-produced trays or container groups for fast planting out in municipal flowerbeds, leveraging low maintenance needs and homogeneous stands – public-realm and contractor supply
- Fragrance-focus feature line – a curated subset within the range promoted for strong, lasting tea–spice scent and remontant blooms in standard pots – premium retail and specialist rose outlets
- Pastel pink collection trio – colour-coordinated multi-cultivar offer where this variety delivers soft lavender-toned pink in 2–3 L, supporting thematic garden concepts – concept-driven resellers and catalogues
- Landscape border container grade – robust, own-root plants grown on for one extra season, or into 40–50 litre final containers for immediate border impact using bushy structure and disease resistance – landscape architects and project nurseries
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Bedding floribunda rose marketed as COUTURE R. TILIA / Couture Rose Tilia; collection: Bedding rose, exhibition shrub rose; registered cultivar name not provided; commercial group: bed rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Junko Kawamoto, Kawamoto Rose Garden, Japan, from unknown parentage; breeding year 2009, introduced 2010 via Keihan Gardening; registration year data not available. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, slightly spreading habit, approximately 80–110 cm high and 60–80 cm wide; moderately thorny shoots; moderately dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage providing good garden presence and bedding coverage. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, flat flowers with 13–25 petals, medium size around 1.5–2.75 inches across; carried in corymbose clusters; remontant with a generous second flush supporting extended seasonal effect. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Velvety soft pink with subtle lavender undertone; newly opened blooms pure pink with lilac sheen, then pastel, fading silvery-pink with pearlescent tones; colour retention moderate and seasonally variable. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long-lasting fragrance with tea and spicy notes; suitable for fragrance-led plantings and side-use in scented cut flowers; semi-double form allows partial pollinator access in warm conditions. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional ellipsoidal hips, about 8–12 mm diameter, orange-red when developed; generally incidental in bedding and container production, but of some seasonal ornamental interest in extensive plantings. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b); resistant to powdery mildew and rust, moderate for black spot; medium heat tolerance, requiring irrigation in prolonged drought. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suitable for flowerbeds, mixed borders, containers, groups, specimens and some cut use; low maintenance with occasional black spot management; recommended as bush-trained compact plants in standard 2–3 L containers. |
COUTURE R. TILIA offers compact bushy structure, strong fragrance and reliable flowering on a durable own-root base, supporting predictable, long-lived stands for which you can confidently schedule volumes and discuss programme alignment.
