Dauphine™ Bedding rose Gaujard – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Dauphine offers growers a compact, upright floribunda bedding rose with dense, glossy foliage and substantial, very double blooms that suit reliable, mid-range garden retail programmes built on a standard finished product profile. As a pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root cutting, it provides a stable propagation base for nurseries aiming at uniform 2–3 L containers in high-volume bedding and shrub assortments, aligning well with UK networks serving thematic rose gardens and collection plantings where consistent colour and form matter. Its remontant, clustered flowering and large, cupped blooms deliver dependable bed impact from a compact bush-trained framework, while moderate disease resistance supports predictable quality under professional production, with practical own-root advantages for regeneration and long-term stand stability. Development typically progresses from root establishment in year one through structural shoot build-up in year two to full ornamental expression in year three, matching standard retail turnover expectations, and making Dauphine a pragmatic choice for growers who need robust, repeatable pink floribunda performance that remains reliable in cooler UK regions with good winter resilience and wind tolerance. With medium maintenance needs, occasional pest control and deadheading are straightforward to schedule in nursery workflows, and own-root structure supports low replacement and homogeneous batches feeding into mainstream rose ranges.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L bedding floribunda line – Upright, compact bushes with clustered, very double pink blooms finished in 2–3 L standard containers as a core bedding floribunda SKU – garden-centre and retail reseller networks.
- Historic breeder collection pot – Position Dauphine within a Gaujard or mid-century floribunda theme, using own-root stock for long-term collection beds and limited 2–3 L runs – specialist nurseries and thematic rose gardens.
- Public-project rose bed mix – Supply uniform own-root Dauphine from standard containers for municipal and institutional bedding schemes needing reliable pink performance and manageable maintenance – public-realm and landscape contractors.
- Cut-and-bed dual-purpose unit – Market as a garden floribunda with incidental cutting potential, grown on from NEONATAL cuttings to 2–3 L retail plants with strong, remontant flowering – multipurpose retail assortments.
- Private-label pink floribunda – Use Dauphine as a stable, own-root base for a branded pink bedding floribunda in 2–3 L pots, emphasising reliable garden performance and consistent batch quality – integrators and large retail chains.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Current trade name Dauphine™ Bedding rose Gaujard; American Rose Society exhibition name Dauphine; unregistered variety with no separate registered cultivar name recorded; part of the bedding rose commercial group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Jean-Marie Gaujard, Roseraies Gaujard, Lyon, France from an unknown seedling × ‘Opera’ seedling cross; introduced by Roseraies Gaujard in the 1955/56 season as a floribunda bed rose. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Floribunda bedding rose with upright, bush-trained habit, 85–115 cm high and 60–80 cm spread; dense, dark green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness, forming compact, structurally tidy plants for bed and container use. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, very double flowers with 40+ petals, cupped form in clustered inflorescences; remontant with abundant second flowering, providing repeated ornamental impact suitable for beds and standard container production. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vivid pink flowers (ARS MR; RHS 53A outer, 36C inner) with cyclamen–raspberry tones; colour retention good, with moderate fading to burgundy–raspberry and rosy–powdery margins as blooms age through the flowering cycle. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very weak fragrance with a delicate rosy character only barely noticeable; positioned primarily as an ornamental bedding and floribunda shrub where visual effect outweighs perfume in most garden and landscape uses. |
| Hip characteristics |
Due to very double blooms, hip set is limited; when produced, hips are ellipsoidal, orange-red, about 10–14 mm diameter, offering minor seasonal interest but not a primary production or marketing feature. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate overall disease resistance with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, moderate rust susceptibility; hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b), with medium heat and drought tolerance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, solitary planting and incidental cut use; medium maintenance with weak self-cleaning requiring deadheading, and occasional pest control; recommended as a standard container product in 2–3 L pots on own roots. |
Dauphine™ Bedding rose Gaujard offers compact, upright, remontant floribunda performance with dense foliage and moderate disease resistance on a stable own-root base, supporting predictable, low-replacement batches for which we would welcome aligning on capacity and scheduling.
