Dolce Taste of Love® BOZREKA023 – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Edible Dolce Taste of Love® BOZREKA023 offers a compact, upright shrub habit ideal for bedding production, with abundant, clustered cyclamen-red blooms delivering a consistently attractive display for standard 2–3 L containers. As a pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root cutting, it provides a stable propagation base for nurseries building thematic rose collections and gastronomy-oriented assortments, supporting reliable crop scheduling and predictable performance. Its edible petals with fresh, fruity fragrance enable value-added culinary and cosmetic directions, while good heat tolerance supports dependable summer colour even in exposed UK sites with higher temperatures and wind. Own-root structure underpins long-term regeneration and reduced replacement in collection or bed plantings, naturally progressing from root establishment in year one, structural framework in year two, to full ornamental and gastronomic value by year three, aligning well with professional wholesale planning.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Edible 2–3 L Dolce line – compact bush-trained shrubs in standard 2–3 L pots, highlighted for edible petals and fresh, fruity character, suited to retailers developing gastronomy-oriented rose concepts – target: retail / reseller chains.
- Colour-impact bedding blocks – high-density production for bed and edging schemes using the vivid cyclamen-red, repeat-flowering clusters, supplied in uniform 2–3 L containers – target: landscape contractors and municipal tenders via wholesalers.
- Taste of Love collection hub – feature groupings of Dolce as a key edible shrub within curated Taste of Love® assortments, stepped up to 40–50 L containers for thematic rose gardens – target: show gardens, public parks, collection projects.
- Pollinator-friendly gastronomy mix – mixed edible-rose trolleys combining Dolce’s moderate pollinator value with its culinary potential, finished in standard containers for flexible bench presentation – target: independent garden centres and specialist food horticulture outlets.
- Private-label premium bed rose – branded SKU built on premium gold-rated quality and reliable garden performance, optimised for 2–3 L standard containers from own-root propagation – target: integrator systems and national retail programmes.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Medium-sized edible shrub and bedding floribunda rose; registered as BOZREKA023, traded as Dolce Taste of Love® BOZREKA023 within the Taste of Love® collection for professional use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Biljana Božanić Tanjga at PhenoGeno Roses, Serbia; parentage unknown; EU plant variety protection CPVO 64789, registration 2023, introduced to the market after 2023 via PhenoGeno Roses. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact upright shrub, 40–60 cm high with 40–55 cm spread; moderately dense, glossy dark green foliage; medium prickliness; growth suited to bush-trained container production and bed applications. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, very double rosette blooms with 40+ petals, borne in clusters; strong repeat flowering with abundant second flush; structure lends itself to continuous ornamental and culinary harvest use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vivid cyclamen-red flowers with slightly purplish tone; colour remains long-lasting and stable during processing, with gentle pinkish fading at petal edges from intense buds through full bloom. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, fresh, fruity fragrance character; subtle-scented flowers suitable for close planting in seating or dining areas and adaptable to light culinary or cosmetic fragrance applications. |
| Hip characteristics |
Moderately abundant spherical orange-red hips, 5–8 mm diameter; potential for seasonal visual interest and limited edible or decorative hip use depending on project requirements. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to around -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b); moderate susceptibility to major foliar diseases; tolerates heat well but benefits from watering in extended droughts. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, edging and gastronomy; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection; best via standard container route, 2–3 L pots, from bush-trained, compact own-root material. |
Dolce Taste of Love® BOZREKA023 combines compact, colour-rich shrub performance, edible culinary potential and dependable heat tolerance on a long-lived own-root base that supports predictable, low-replacement stands; we invite you to discuss volumes and scheduling.