Eisprinzessin ® Flowerbed rose KORettiflus – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting for professional production
Professional own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of Eisprinzessin ® offers a compact, upright habit with dense, glossy foliage and semi-double, exhibition-grade floribunda flowers that suit reliable 2–3 L container production and structured flowerbed schemes. The cool off-white and pale pink-edged colour delivers a clean, versatile bedding look that aligns well with UK rose garden design and public-realm planting. Moderate disease resistance with black spot tolerance underpins predictable, medium-maintenance programmes where occasional pest and disease control is already standard practice. Own-root propagation supports renewable, long-lived stands with low replacement rates and stable performance, valuable for nurseries maintaining cultivar collections and long-term stock blocks. Year 1 roots, Year 2 shoots, Year 3 full ornamental value provide a realistic planning horizon for finished-product scheduling. Its reliable repeat-flowering rhythm with a particularly plentiful second flush enhances bench appeal across the season and supports staggered retail releases. With national distribution suited to Scottish and northern sites where winter and wind resilience are expected, Eisprinzessin ® fits integrated, multi-site logistics strategies. As a bush-trained, compact bedding floribunda, it is well aligned to standard finished product positioning for retail and reseller channels focused on dependable garden performance.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L floribunda bedding line – Compact, upright, bush-trained plants in 2–3 L containers, highlighting the clean off-white and pale pink-edged flowers for reliable bedding use in standard finished-product programmes – garden centre and DIY retail chains
- Premium park-edge container rose – Own-root 2–3 L material stepped up to 40–50 litre planters for structured edging and entrances, using dense glossy foliage and repeat flowering to meet public-realm quality expectations – municipal and institutional buyers via landscape contractors
- Thematic white-collection feature rose – Uniform batches for “white and pastel” garden concepts in show gardens and curated collections, leveraging stable own-root stands and controlled medium maintenance demands – specialist rose gardens and collection-focused nurseries
- Urban project floribunda mix – Standard container Eisprinzessin ® combined with compatible floribundas, exploiting its moderate hardiness and compact habit for robust city plantings with predictable performance – public-realm project tenders and framework agreements
- Branded exhibition floribunda display block – Trays of uniform, own-root plants grown into 2–3 L pots to build eye-catching nursery and retail displays based on large semi-double clustered blooms and plentiful second flush – retail/reseller promotion campaigns
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose registered as KORettiflus, marketed as Eisprinzessin ® Flowerbed rose KORettiflus, with Ice Princess as the American Rose Society approved exhibition name for professional use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes at W. Kordes’ Söhne, Germany, breeding year 2006, introduced in 2015; parentage data are not provided, registration year information is not provided for this cultivar. |
| Awards and recognition |
No awards, competition results or collector recommendations are provided for this cultivar; there is no available data on global or lifetime distinctions or formal horticultural rating scores. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, upright bush habit, approximately 75–105 cm high and 50–70 cm spread, with dense, dark green glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; no specific data are given on self-cleaning characteristics. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cup-shaped floribunda blooms with 13–25 petals in large 2.75–3.95 inch clusters; repeat flowering with a notably plentiful second flush; inflorescences borne in typical floribunda-style clusters for bedding use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Base colour off-white with delicate pale pink petal edges, ARS white, RHS 155D outer and 65D inner; buds ovoid with pink veil, pink edge fades to nearly uniform off-white at full bloom, giving a cool, clean overall appearance. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, classic rose-like fragrance noticeable mainly at close range; semi-double flower form offers limited pollinator attraction, with reduced stamen accessibility restricting nectar and pollen access, thus only weakly attracting insects. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose hip formation is slight, with occasional small spherical orange-red hips around 6–10 mm diameter; hips are not a dominant ornamental feature and are unlikely to be a primary selection factor for production. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate overall disease resistance with black spot resistance and moderate powdery mildew and rust tolerance; hardy to about -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA zone 6b; tolerates heat with irrigation during extended dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flowerbeds, group planting, edging, containers, parks and urban green spaces; medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control; supplied bush-trained and compact for standard container routes targeting 2–3 L pots. |
Eisprinzessin ® Flowerbed rose KORettiflus, with its compact habit, repeat-flowering display and clean white-pink colour on predictable, regenerative own-root stock, can provide a stable, low-replacement floribunda component in your programme; we would welcome aligning on volumes and scheduling.
