Fortuna® RigoRosen® KORatomi – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Homogeneous own-root Fortuna® provides a compact, bushy base for nursery-scale production, delivering repeat-flowering, self-cleaning clusters suited to standard-container routes and efficient 2–3 L pot turnover. Its reliable medium-maintenance profile and ADR-recognised garden performance help reduce quality volatility in mass plantings and retail-led border assortments, while its dense, glossy foliage and pastel salmon-pink single blooms support thematic collection and project-led ranges. Well adapted to UK schemes where reliable winter hardiness and tidy habit are required in exposed settings, mirroring conditions typical of Scotland and northern England with strong winter and wind tolerance described as a natural, robust asset for exposed plantings. As a pollinator-oriented floribunda bedding rose, Fortuna® can underpin retail-facing assortments for parks, groundcover and urban edging, with the own-root development arc moving from root establishment in year one through structural framework in year two to full ornamental expression by year three.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- ADR Medal Bedding Line – 2–3 L standard-container Fortuna® for high-turn bedding benches, using its compact habit and award-backed garden reliability to anchor premium “medal winners” collections – retail/reseller chains.
- Urban Pollinator Border Pack – grouped 2–3 L units for city beds, combining single, pollinator-attractive flowers with medium maintenance and own-root resilience for repeated schemes – municipal and public-realm suppliers.
- Groundcover Colour Mat – mass-produced 2–3 L plants for dense groundcover strips, exploiting self-cleaning clusters and dense foliage to minimise maintenance inputs – landscape contractors and integrators.
- Pastel Patio Feature Pot – Fortuna® stepped from 2–3 L up to 40–50 L containers as compact, hardy patio units, leveraging colour stability and bushy form for coherent project palettes – garden-centre-led nursery programmes.
- Award Collection Rose Block – Fortuna® integrated into ADR and medal-winner ranges in 2–3 L, using its international awards and reliable border performance to support branded, story-driven assortments – specialist nurseries and show-garden partners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding shrub in the RigoRosen® collection; registered as KORatomi, marketed as Fortuna® RigoRosen® KORatomi; ARS exhibition name Fortuna; commercial bed-rose type. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes at W. Kordes’ Söhne, Germany; breeding completed 2001, introduced and registered in 2002; parentage officially listed as unknown. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holds ADR (2002) and multiple international medals, including gold in Baden-Baden, Kortrijk, The Hague and Tokyo, plus several silver medals, confirming proven garden and landscape performance. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy, upright habit with dense, glossy dark green foliage; typical height 50–70 cm, spread 40–60 cm; moderately thorny shoots create a full, cohesive bedding and border presence. |
| Flower morphology |
Small, flat, single blooms (5–12 petals) produced in clusters; strongly remontant with abundant second flush; good self-cleaning as most spent flowers drop naturally, simplifying maintenance in production and landscape. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Pale, warm salmon-pink with white throat; RHS 36C outer, 155D inner; colour lightens to pastel in sun yet retains contrast; good rain resistance maintains display quality through variable weather. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very faint and neutral, with barely noticeable scent; selected primarily for colour effect, floribunda performance and landscape utility rather than for pronounced aromatic character. |
| Hip characteristics |
Sets spherical red hips 7–10 mm across in moderate quantity, adding discreet autumn interest without significantly reducing flowering performance or complicating production pruning regimes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7, tolerating approximately -23 to -21 °C; Swedish zone 3 and USDA 6a suitability; moderate resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, resistant to rust; tolerates heat well and moderate drought with supplemental watering. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Ideal for borders, parks, groundcover, edging, containers, urban spaces and mass planting; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection; supplied bush-trained and compact for standard 2–3 L container production. |
Fortuna® RigoRosen® KORatomi combines compact, award-backed bedding performance with pollinator value and reliable winter hardiness in an own-root form that supports predictable, regenerative stands; please contact us to coordinate volumes and scheduling.
