Hello®

Groundcover

MEIkinba – Alain Antoine Meilland

Displays a uniformly deep, velvety red hue. - groundcover rose - scentless rose - no noticeable fragrance

– Deep, velvety deep-red blooms hold colour well.
– Very double, cup-shaped flowers in rich clusters.
– Spreading, dense habit gives fast ground coverage.
– Dark green, slightly glossy foliage stays attractive.
– Resistant to powdery mildew and rust diseases.
– Special feature: Ideal for low-maintenance mass plantings and slopes.

Project (landscape architecture / mass use)

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

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Hello® Groundcover MEIkinba – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root propagation material

This own-root Hello® Groundcover MEIkinba material offers a reliable groundcover solution for nurseries and wholesalers building large, uniform project lines from a stable propagation base. Its spreading, bushy habit and dense foliage support fast coverage and visually connected planting planes, while the uniformly deep-red, very double flowers add strong impact in massed beds. As tray-rooted pharmaROSA® NEONATAL plant material, young cuttings arrive in a consistent 3–6‑month development phase that is easy to integrate into nursery schedules and container workflows, with 1.5–2 L pots well aligned to project bedding and edging specifications. Own-root structure underpins long‑term stand stability, low replacement need, and predictable regeneration for repeated production cycles, which becomes fully evident as roots establish in year one, shoots structure the plant in year two, and full ornamental value is expressed from year three onward. Disease resistance and H7 hardiness support reliable performance in UK nursery and landscape supply chains, even in sites exposed to cold and wind, matching professional expectations for robust, low‑disruption project ranges. Good self‑cleaning and limited hip set reduce post‑planting attention, contributing to the low‑maintenance uniformity required in project mass planting and public‑realm contexts. For nurseries serving landscape contractors and institutional buyers, Hello® offers a predictable, own‑root portfolio element ready to underpin scalable, collection‑grade projects.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
Project mass groundcover for public-realm beds	The spreading, 60–110 cm habit with dense foliage enables quick horizontal ground coverage, ideal where fast closure of soil in public beds is required. Grow-on in 1.5–2 L containers to deliver a uniform, dense, bush-trained finished product for project mass planting, supporting landscape contractor specifications focused on fast coverage and uniformity in thematic or institutional rose gardens. Own-root stock gives long-lived, renewable stands and predictable capacity for project-serving wholesalers.
Edging and slope stabilisation lines	The low, 60–90 cm, spreading structure and good self-cleaning make Hello® practical along paths, borders and slopes where mechanised maintenance is limited. Routing NEONATAL material through a compact 1.5–2 L pot line keeps handling efficient while still producing dense, bush-trained plants. These qualities support project mass planting schemes around infrastructure and paths, fitting channels where landscape contractors demand visually even edges and reduced aftercare for public-realm projects.
Rock garden and low-structural planting schemes	The shrub-type groundcover architecture and moderate maintenance requirement suit rock gardens and low-structural plantings where roses must integrate with perennials yet remain manageable. Using uniform, tray-rooted cuttings simplifies nursery bed or container grow-on into 1.5–2 L pots, creating consistent, compact modules for project mass planting. Own-root longevity is advantageous for long-term thematic rose displays supplied via wholesalers to parks and institutional gardens.
Container-based project supply (1.5–2 L)	The medium flower size, cluster-flowering habit and dense foliage read well in 1.5–2 L containers, enabling high trolley density with good shelf presentation for B2B handover. NEONATAL material at 3–6 months is straightforward to pot up and batch, giving homogeneous, bush-trained units. This aligns with project mass planting and collection-style installations where wholesalers must supply landscape contractors with uniform, ready-to-plant containers for quick on-site deployment.
Urban green-space and streetscape plantings	Resistant performance against powdery mildew and rust, combined with H7 hardiness and moderate drought tolerance, supports reliable stands in exposed municipal and streetscape sites, including wind-prone northern locations. Grow-on as dense, bush-trained plants in 1.5–2 L pots for efficient logistics and planting teams. This matches project-focused channels where public-realm suppliers need durable, uniform, deep-red groundcover roses that minimise disruption and replacement across extensive urban schemes.
Thematic red-rose collections and show beds	The uniformly deep, velvety red colour that holds well in sun, together with very double, cup-shaped clusters, gives strong visual continuity in colour-themed or cultivar collections. NEONATAL own-root stock supports long-term maintenance of named cultivars in nursery beds or containerised mother blocs, ensuring identity and repeatable quality. Finished 1.5–2 L, bush-trained units integrate smoothly into project mass planting for show gardens and specialist red-rose displays supplied via professional wholesalers to collection clients.
Low-maintenance institutional grounds	Good self-cleaning reduces spent flower handling, while limited hip set keeps the appearance clean in institutional grounds where maintenance teams operate on extended cycles. Producing uniform, bush-trained plants via the 1.5–2 L route allows predictable planting grids and even coverage. These traits suit project mass planting around hospitals, campuses and business parks, where landscape contractors and their wholesalers prioritise neat, low-intervention groundcover rose solutions for long-term schemes.
Gene-bank and nursery stock for project lines	Own-root propagation material is well suited to maintaining a stable, renewable stock bloc of Hello® for repeated lifting or cutting, preserving cultivar identity over time. Tray-rooted cuttings can be lined out in nursery propagation beds or grown in containers, then channelled into 1.5–2 L, dense, bush-trained plants for project mass planting. This supports wholesalers and nursery networks aiming to keep a dependable deep-red groundcover rose continually available for landscape contractor and public-sector demand in variable UK climates.

Finished-product ideas

Deep-red project groundcover line – Own-root, dense, spreading bushes in 1.5–2 L pots for fast, uniform surface coverage in mass bedding; positioned as a project-driven SKU for landscape contractors via wholesalers.
Urban slope and bank stabiliser – Bush-trained, spreading plants selected for dense foliage and good self-cleaning, supplied in 1.5–2 L containers for efficient planting on slopes; targeted at public-realm embankment and roadside projects.
Thematic red collection module – Uniform batches of Hello® in 1.5–2 L pots, emphasising stable colour and cluster flowering for inclusion in red-themed rose collections; marketed to show gardens and institutional display projects.
Institutional edging rose strip – Compact, own-root plants grown to a low, continuous hedge-like line in 1.5–2 L pots, using the spreading habit and moderate maintenance profile; directed at hospitals, campuses and business-park schemes.
Nursery stock-block and refill source – NEONATAL plants established in beds or containers as a renewable mother bloc, exploiting own-root regeneration and disease resistance to secure ongoing cutting and finished-plant supply for project portfolios.

Technical cultivar profile

Parameter	Data
Name and registration	Hello® Groundcover MEIkinba (Registered cultivar name: MEIkinba), shrub rose within the groundcover commercial group, exhibition category shrub rose, ARS approved exhibition name Hello.
Origin and breeding	Bred in France in 1999 by Alain Antoine Meilland, introduced by Meilland International in 2002, with EU/international protection recorded from 2002; parentage is unknown.
Awards and recognition	not provided
Growth and structural characteristics	Spreading shrub with 60–90 cm height and 60–110 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots, dense, slightly glossy, dark green foliage providing good ground coverage and visual mass in planting schemes.
Flower morphology	Medium-sized, very double, cup-shaped blooms with over 40 petals, borne in clusters; remontant flowering with an abundant second flush and good natural self-cleaning as spent blooms fall away.
Colour data and phenology	Uniformly deep-red flowers with velvety petals, ARS code dr, RHS 53A–53B; colour holds well with minimal fading, darkening slightly to wine-red before ageing, from ruby-toned buds to rich fully open blooms.
Fragrance and aroma	No noticeable fragrance; very double, high-centred flowers conceal stamens, so it is primarily ornamental and offers limited attraction or resource value for pollinating insects in planting schemes.
Hip characteristics	Hip production is generally low due to very double flowers and removal of spent blooms; where present, spherical orange-red hips 8–13 mm in diameter may occasionally form without dominating appearance.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Rated resistant overall with good resistance to powdery mildew, moderate black spot tolerance and rust resistance; hardy to approximately −26 to −23 °C (H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b) with moderate heat tolerance.
Horticultural recommendations	Recommended for flower beds, edging, slopes, rock gardens, containers, urban green spaces and ground cover; moderate maintenance with occasional plant protection, ideal for uniform, dense, bush-trained project mass planting lines.

Hello® Groundcover MEIkinba offers dense spreading coverage, uniform deep-red cluster flowering and reliable disease resistance on a long-lived own-root base, making it a practical choice for nurseries and wholesalers wishing to discuss project capacity and scheduling.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: HELLO® – deep red groundcover rose - Meilland

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:12.11.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: standard

Item Number: [759] 20-205 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: The name means the English greeting 'hello', a friendly salutation.

Cultivar Synonym: -

Registered Cultivar Name: MEIkinba

Original Trade Name: Hello

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Hello® Groundcover MEIkinba

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: Hello

Rose Group: Shrub

Commercial Type: groundcover rose

Commercial Group: Ground cover

Exhibition Category: shrub rose

Collection: Groundcover

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: Meilland International (France)

Introduction Year: 2002

Registration Year: 2002 (EU -/international protection)

Breeder: Alain Antoine Meilland

Breeding Company / Institution: Meilland International (France)

Breeding Year: France, 1999

Parentage: unknown

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: -

Competition and Show Awards: -

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 2-3ft (60-90 cm)

Spread: 2-3.6ft (60-110 cm)

Growth Habit: spreading

Foliage: This variety has dense foliage; the leaves are slightly glossy and dark green.

Prickliness: moderately thorny

Self-Cleaning Description: According to the descriptions, most spent blooms fall away naturally.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: self-cleaning: good

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 40+

Flower Fullness: very double flowered

Flower Shape: cup-shaped

Flower Size: M (1,5-2,75 in)

Inflorescence Type: cluster-flowered

Colour Code: ARS code: dr RHS code: 53A, 53B

Repeat Flowering: Remontant, with an abundant second flowering.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: deep-red

Flower Colour Description: Displays a uniformly deep, velvety red hue.

Closed Bud: Dark, ruby-red toned.

Newly Opened Flower: Rich, velvety deep-red petals.

Full Bloom: Uniform deep red with a slightly shaded inner surface.

Before Fading: The colour darkens slightly, deepening into a wine-red shade.

Colour Fading Description: The colour holds well and barely fades even in strong sunlight.

Colour Retention Level: moderate

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: scentless rose

Fragrance Character: no noticeable fragrance

Pollinator Attraction: Its very double, high‑centred blooms conceal the stamens, so it attracts pollinating insects poorly.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Its very double flowers conceal the stamens, making it primarily an ornamental variety.

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 8-13 mm

Hip Shape: spherical

Hip Colour: orange-red

Hip Comment: Hip formation is expected to be limited due to the double flowers and regular removal of spent blooms; occasionally spherical, orange-red hips 8–13 mm in diameter may appear.

Resistance and Hardiness

Hardiness (°C): -26–-23 °C

RHS Hardiness Rating: H7

Swedish Hardiness Zone: Zon 4

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5b

Heat and Drought Tolerance Description: Tolerates heat well; requires watering during prolonged drought.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: moderate

Disease Resistance: resistant

powdery mildew – resistant
black spot – moderate
rust – resistant

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Project mass planting

Recommended target pot: 1.5–2 L

Release form: Uniform, dense, bush-trained finished product

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement: moderate; occasionally requires plant protection.

Primary Uses: flower bed, edging, slope, rock garden, container, urban green space, ground cover

Comments

Positioning: Project (landscape architecture / mass use)

Target customer/channel: Landscape contractor, project-serving wholesaler / maintenance

Main value proposition: Fast coverage – uniformity

HELLO® – deep red groundcover rose - Meilland

Displays a uniformly deep, velvety red hue. - groundcover rose - scentless rose - no noticeable fragrance

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Wholesale of cuttings

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL is the cost‑effective starting point for rose product production.

As a uniform, own‑rooted propagation material, it provides a stable basis for further growing-on and can be integrated flexibly into different finished product production technologies.
Rooted in trays (rooted), 3–6‑month‑old, own‑rooted rose cutting.
Uniform developmental stage, with a root system that has thoroughly penetrated the plug.
For professional growing‑on.
Tray packaging: 10 pcs/tray.
Quality and varietal identity: production supported by a dedicated identification and traceability logic.
Can be transplanted during frost‑free periods, designed for finished product production.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL provides a controlled, uniform starting stock for planned growing‑on that can be integrated into your own technology – especially where scheduling and varietal identity are paramount.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug, with a root system penetrating the plug (semi-finished product / semi-finished rose). PharmaRosa® NEONATAL rose propagation material size: 3–6‑month‑old, own-rooted cutting with a uniform developmental stage. PharmaRosa® NEONATAL tray stock: own-rooted rose propagation material in trays, uniform developmental stage (10 pcs/tray).

Captions (from left to right): Semi-finished product (NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug with a fully developed root system) • Size demonstration (3–6‑month‑old, uniform cutting) • Root system detail (plug penetrated by the root system) • Tray stock (10 pcs/tray, uniform developmental stage)