Delrosar Intense Fragrances DELrosar – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root climber
As a Large-Flowered Climber from the Intense Fragrances collection, Delrosar offers a fragrant and visually vertical solution for professional own-root production aimed at trained climber lines for arbours, pergolas, arches, fences and walls. Its rambling habit, dense dark green foliage and large, very full, clustered blooms create a feature product route, well aligned with exclusive, space-defining specialty ranges for retail and reseller partners. The pale-pink, white-striped flowers with medium-strength scent repeat well, supporting premium presentation in 5–7 L trained climber formats, while own-root material supports long-term sustainability through stable vigour, regeneration and predictable stands under UK nursery conditions that often demand reliable winter and wind tolerance in exposed projects. Homogeneous, tray-rooted cuttings at 3–6 months make scheduling and storage manageable for nurseries planning trained-staked canes, with year one focussed on roots, year two on structural shoots and year three on full ornamental impact in finished stock. This combination of repeat flowering, colour stability and medium maintenance level provides confidence for integrators and wholesale networks building distinctive vertical collections on a robust own-root platform.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 5–7 L trained climber for pergolas – NEONATAL own-root plants established into 5–7 L pots with 3–5 trained canes, highlighting height and dense foliage as a vertical feature – for premium climber benches in retail / reseller outlets
- Fragrance collection climber SKU – a clearly labelled Intense Fragrances line item, emphasising medium-strength rosy scent and repeat-flowering for seasonal promotions – for branded fragrance-themed ranges in retail / reseller channels
- Pale-pink striped display climber – positioned as a distinctive colour-and-pattern accent with good colour retention and self-cleaning habit, sold pre-trained for walls and fences – for design-led garden centres and specialist resellers
- Collection and gene-bank stock plants – own-root NEONATAL batches grown on in nursery beds as long-term cultivar maintenance and cutting-source plants, ensuring identity stability – for nurseries building vertical feature assortments and private-label ranges
- Large container feature climber – selected plants grown on into 40–50 L containers as mobile vertical accents, benefiting from robust own-root structure and moderate disease profile – for project-based resellers and landscape-oriented retailers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Large-Flowered Climber; registered as DELrosar, marketed as Delrosar Intense Fragrances DELrosar, with ARS exhibition name Billet Doux; French name meaning ‘love letter’. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Georges Delbard, Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard, France; introduced and registered in 2010 by Georges Delbard SA; parentage not provided; bred in France. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Rambling climbing habit, 240–360 cm high, 90–150 cm spread; moderately thorny canes; dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage providing good cover; self-cleaning is good, with most spent blooms dropping. |
| Flower morphology |
Very full, cup-shaped blooms with 40+ petals; large flowers around 2.75–3.95 inches; produced mainly in clusters; repeat-flowering with particularly abundant second flush, supporting extended ornamental effect. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Pale-pink petals crossed by fine irregular white striping; ARS code lp, RHS 65C–65D; striping most evident in buds and newly opened flowers, then softens into delicate veining as blooms age, with stronger fading in intense sun. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, pleasantly noticeable fragrance with delicately rosy character; double, fully filled flowers limit stamen accessibility and do not function as pollinator-friendly resource in production or garden settings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces moderate quantities of ellipsoidal orange-red hips, approximately 10–14 mm in diameter; hips contribute some seasonal interest but are not the primary ornamental feature of this climber. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardiness approximately -21 to -18 °C, rated RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b; heat and drought tolerance data not provided for this cultivar. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for arbours, pergolas, arches, fences and walls; medium maintenance inputs with occasional plant protection; best sold as staked, trained climber from 5–7 L containers with 3–5 main canes; pollinator value low. |
Delrosar Intense Fragrances DELrosar combines distinctive pale-pink striped, fragrant, repeat-flowering climber appeal with own-root predictability and regeneration, offering nurseries a stable vertical feature option worth scheduling and discussing in detail.
