Footloose ™ Cityflor® TANotax – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Floribunda production with Footloose™ offers nurseries a compact, spreading cultivar that converts efficiently from tray-rooted cutting to standard container output on own roots. Its groundcover and bedding performance suits high-volume 2–3 L lines for retail and reseller programmes, while low-maintenance, resistant foliage and reliable repeat flowering support consistent quality in nursery networks serving public and urban schemes, even where winters are harsh and windswept. The dense, glossy foliage, good self-cleaning and discreet fragrance help finished products retain a tidy appearance with minimal aftercare, and the semi-double, pollinator-friendly flowers fit modern ecological expectations in thematic rose gardens. Strong hardiness down to H7 and own-root longevity underpin long-term collection and stock-plant stands; roots establish in year one, structural build in year two and full ornamental expression from year three onwards, giving a stable base for predictable volume planning. This semi-finished, compact, bush-trained material integrates easily into existing standard-container systems, supporting a broad, reliable wholesale rose offer.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Footloose City Bedding 2 L – compact, bush-trained plants in standard 2 L containers for high-turnover bedding tables, using the spreading habit and repeat flowering to deliver reliable garden performance – retail / reseller.
- Urban Edge 3 L Floribunda – 3 L standard containers targeted at edging and path-side schemes, combining dense foliage, self-cleaning flowers and low-maintenance care needs – landscape contractors / public-realm suppliers.
- Pollinator Floribunda Mix – mixed-carton floribunda assortment where Footloose™ provides semi-double, partially pollinator-friendly colour with robust disease resistance – ecological project partners / municipal buyers.
- Cityflor® Park Groundcover 40 L – large 40–50 L containers for immediate-impact park and urban green space plantings, leveraging the spreading habit, hardiness and own-root longevity – integrators / framework contractors.
- Collection-Grade Cityflor® Line – curated series for thematic rose gardens, using verified-authentic, premium silver-rated, own-root plants grown in 3 L pots to build durable, consistent floribunda beds – collection curators / specialist nurseries.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda, shrub rose marketed as Footloose ™ Cityflor® TANotax, with ARS approved exhibition name Footloose™ and registered cultivar name TANotax in the floribunda bedding rose group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers at Rosen Tantau, Germany (breeding year 1990), from unnamed seedling × Rosali 83®, registered in 1999 and introduced commercially after 1999 via Rosen Tantau. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Spreading, compact bush-trained habit with 70–110 cm height and 60–100 cm spread, dense dark green glossy foliage, moderately thorny canes and good self-cleaning that limits spent flower retention. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, medium-sized 1.5–2.75 inch flat blooms in large clusters, with 13–25 petals, repeat-flowering with a notably abundant second flush, suited to continuous ornamental bedding effect. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vibrant pink with raspberry-red tinge; ARS DPk, RHS 67B outer and 67C inner, buds magenta-pink with silvery tips; colour lightens in heat and age but retains generally good garden-level colour stability. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Very weak, almost neutral fragrance character; semi-double, open blooms with exposed stamens provide partial pollinator value, offering accessible nectar and pollen despite the discreet scent profile. |
| Hip characteristics |
If not deadheaded, sets moderate quantities of small spherical hips, 4–8 mm diameter, coloured red (RHS 43A), adding some seasonal interest but not dominating the plant’s overall ornamental effect. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with hardiness around -32 to -29 °C, Swedish Zon 5 and USDA 4b, and resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, supporting reliable performance under cool-climate nursery and landscape conditions. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Primary uses include groundcover, flower beds, edging, mass plantings, parks, urban green spaces and containers; low maintenance, minimal pruning and feeding, standard container route with 2–3 L target pot size. |
Footloose ™ Cityflor® TANotax offers spreading, repeat-flowering bedding performance with strong hardiness and disease resistance on stable own roots, providing predictable, low-replacement stands for dependable programmes where we can align capacity and scheduling together.
