GEORGIA HIT® – cream-white dwarf mini rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Compact container-focused production is supported by pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material for GEORGIA HIT®, delivering a bushy yet finely structured dwarf morphology that is easy to integrate into UK nursery and networked supply systems, even where winters are cold and wind-exposed conditions are common. Its very double clustered blooms provide an instant, impulse-ready visual impact in 1.5–2 L pots, aligning well with retail and garden-centre expectations for small-space patio and balcony decoration. Strongly remontant flowering and good self-cleaning reduce grooming and keep container benches visually consistent between dispatch cycles, while moderate disease resistance and H7 hardiness support predictable crop timing under standard UK protection and outdoor hardening. On own roots, the crop offers stable, renewable long-term performance, with roots consolidating in year one, compact shoot framework building in year two, and full ornamental value expressed from year three onwards in professional production beds and container programmes.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- PatioHit® 2 L patio accent – Single-cultivar 1.5–2 L containers highlighting compact dwarf growth and abundant, very double cream-white blooms; ideal for front-of-bench impulse placement in garden centres – retail nursery shelves
- Cream-white balcony trio – Three-pack of GEORGIA HIT® in 1.5–2 L pots for balcony boxes, using bushy, dense foliage and good self-cleaning to ensure tidy, long-lasting display – DIY chains and multi-site retailers
- Edging mini-rose strip – Pre-programmed batch for low edging in compact beds, capitalising on the 30–40 cm height and strongly remontant flowering; supplied as rooted cuttings for synchronised potting – landscape-oriented wholesalers
- Roof-garden compact collection – Branded concept featuring GEORGIA HIT® as a core cream-white component in 2 L containers, using moderate maintenance needs and H7 hardiness to suit exposed, access-limited sites – urban project specifiers
- Cream focus promotional trolley – Mixed trolley of GEORGIA HIT® pots built for seasonal cream-white promotions, leveraging colour retention and dense, glossy foliage for consistent visual impact – travelling stock for garden-centre networks
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Miniature dwarf rose registered as POUlpah120, marketed as GEORGIA HIT® within the PatioHit® collection; commercial type dwarf mini rose for shrub and container patio decoration uses. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in Denmark in 2021 by L. Pernille Olesen and Mogens Nyegaard Olesen at Poulsen Roser A/S, from unnamed seedling parents; introduced after 2022 with registration in 2022. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy shrub form reaching approximately 30–40 cm in height and 35–45 cm spread, moderately thorny, with dense, glossy dark-green foliage forming a tight, container-suitable plant structure. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, cup-shaped flowers with 40+ petals, clustered inflorescences on a miniature framework, flower size large for class at around 2.75–3.95 inches, with strong remontancy and abundant repeat flowering. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Cream-white blooms, outer petals pure white, centre pale cream-yellow; colour fades to translucent white edges with subtle central cream, maintaining good colour retention; ARS code W, RHS 155C outer and 11D inner. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Floral, rose-toned scent but very weak and barely noticeable in normal use; strongly double flowers obscure stamens, carrying little or no pollen and offering limited value for pollinators, primarily ornamental. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose hip formation is not typical; if hips appear they are extremely small, with an indicated diameter range of 0–0 mm and no distinctive, commercially relevant fruiting features noted. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; cold tolerance to approximately –21 to –18 °C with RHS H7 rating, Swedish hardiness zone 3 and USDA zone 6b; adequate heat tolerance, no drought data. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for container, balcony, edging and bed use, with a compact, dense bush release form; maintenance requirement medium with occasional pest control; particularly suited to compact container patio finished products. |
GEORGIA HIT® offers compact, bushy structure and strongly remontant flowering on predictable, long-lived own-root stock, providing tidy, homogeneous container crops that support confident scheduling and capacity planning for your programmes; we would welcome a detailed production discussion.
