HONEY DIJON™ – yellow bedding grandiflora rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Grandiflora production of HONEY DIJON™ offers professional growers a compact, upright, bush-trained base that adapts efficiently to standard container programmes, with 2–3 L as a practical target pot for retail-ready stock. Its remontant flowering provides repeat ornamental value for flowerbed and cut-flower concepts, while the strong, long-lasting fragrance underpins added-value ranges and retail differentiation. Medium vigour and dense mid-green foliage support homogeneous batches, with own-root material providing predictable regeneration, long lifespan and low replacement in nursery networks. Medium maintenance needs and hardiness to around -21 °C allow reliable scheduling for UK production serving both garden and cut-flower channels, including routes where winter and wind exposure demand robust cultivars. Clustered inflorescences on stems suitable for cutting, combined with the warm honey-gold colour range, align well with collection and thematic displays, while occasionally formed decorative hips add seasonal interest for longer retail appeal and project specifications.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Honey Dijon 3 L Retail Bush – standard 2–3 L own-root bush for reliable garden performance, using remontant flowering and medium vigour to secure uniformity – retail / reseller bedding and shrub assortments
- Fragrant Grandiflora Cut-Stem Line – bush-trained plants selected for clustered, large, double blooms and strong sweet, fruity fragrance, produced from NEONATAL material for consistent stem form – regional cut-flower and exhibition outlets
- Honey-Gold Bedding Collection – colour-coordinated flowerbed line focused on the warm honey-gold, copper-leaning tones, supplied in standard containers for easy project installation – landscape contractors and public-realm schemes
- Feature Patio Specimen 40–50 L – step-up production into 40–50 L containers to showcase upright habit, dense foliage and repeat flowering, offering long-lived own-root specimens – garden centres and show-garden sponsors
- Autumn Hip-Interest Range – lines timed to highlight orange-red hips and lingering golden blooms, using hardy own-root stock for dependable late-season displays – nurseries supplying institutional and thematic rose gardens
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Grandiflora bedding rose, commercial group bed rose; registered as WEKsproulses, traded as Honey Dijon™ Bedding rose WEKsproulses, ARS exhibition name Honey Dijon; own-root NEONATAL cutting. |
| Origin and breeding |
Raised by James A. Sproul in the United States from ‘Stainless Steel’ × ‘Singin’ in the Rain’; bred and registered in 2003, introduced in 2005 by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised in international trials: Bronze medal at the National Rose Trial Garden of Australia in 2003 and First Season Certificate of Merit at the Rose Hills International Rose Trials in 2005. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, bush-trained habit with medium vigour; height about 110–150 cm, spread 75–105 cm. Dense, glossy, mid-green foliage, moderately thorny canes; self-cleaning performance not provided in available data. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, cup-shaped blooms with 26–39 petals, usually in clusters of 3–5 per stem. Remontant flowering gives a generous second flush, providing both bedding impact and usable stems for cutting. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm honey-gold flowers with a bronzed, antique gold effect; caramel-gold buds deepen towards the tip. Colour lightens in heat and deepens in cooler weather, fading to softer beige-gold and cream edges over time. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long-lasting sweet, fruity fragrance that remains noticeable on the plant and cut stems. Double flowers limit pollinator access, so the variety is primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-focused in plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasionally produces small, spherical, orange-red hips around 10–14 mm in diameter, adding discrete seasonal interest in late season without significantly affecting overall flowering performance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium disease resistance with moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; medium heat and drought tolerance, requiring regular watering in dry spells. Winter hardy to about -21 to -18 °C, rated RHS H7. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suitable for flowerbeds, containers, cut-use and specimen planting. Medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control; best grown as a bush-trained plant in standard container programmes using own-root propagation. |
Honey Dijon™ Bedding rose WEKsproulses combines remontant, fragrant grandiflora blooms with hardy, medium-vigour own-root growth for stable, homogeneous stands, making it a dependable choice for planned capacity—please contact us to align on volumes and scheduling.
