HONEY MAYA – orange bedding floribunda rose
Professional growers looking to stabilise their bedding rose offer can confidently integrate HONEY MAYA as own-root NEONATAL material: its bushy, compact structure and dense, glossy foliage support efficient 2–3 L container production for standard finished products with reliable garden performance. The fiery orange-red, semi-double blooms with a honey-sweet fragrance and exposed stamens combine strong visual impact with partial pollinator interest, fitting thematic and collection plantings in public and private projects where sustained colour and identity matter, and where average UK conditions include cool winters and occasional wind exposure managed by its stated hardiness. Medium maintenance needs and moderate disease tolerance allow predictable planning of plant-protection passes in nursery and park supply chains, while own-root propagation underpins long-term regeneration and stable stands, moving from root establishment in year one to framework building in year two and full ornamental value from year three onward. As tray-rooted, 3–6‑month NEONATAL material, HONEY MAYA is easy to handle and schedule into standard container lines or upscale into 40–50 litre and larger landscape formats, supporting wholesale networks, integrator systems and private-label bedding rose assortments that rely on consistent, repeatable quality across seasons and sites, with secure own-root supply and homogeneous batches simplifying logistics for UK nursery and project-based partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Honey Maya 2–3 L Retail Bedding Line – compact, bush-trained shrubs in standard 2–3 L containers, highlighting reliable garden performance, fiery orange-red colour and honey fragrance for high-turnover bedding displays – target audience/channel: retail garden centres and reseller partners.
- Park-Grade Honey Maya Colour Blocks – volume-produced 2–3 L units for mass planting in beds and edging, using own-root NEONATAL propagation to secure homogeneous, durable stands in public parks and institutional grounds – target audience/channel: municipal and public-realm project suppliers.
- Honey Maya Collection Feature Pot 40–50 L – upscaled specimens in 40–50 litre containers for entrances and thematic rose collections, leveraging compact, bushy habit and repeat blooming for long-season display – target audience/channel: show gardens, estates and landscape contractors.
- Fragrant Honey Accent Mix – integrated into mixed 2–3 L fragrance assortments, combining warm orange blooms and noticeable honey scent with reliable, medium-maintenance performance – target audience/channel: retailers promoting curated “scented garden” ranges.
- Own-Root Honey Maya Stock Block Starter – NEONATAL-based batches grown on into stock plants for in-house cutting production, exploiting dense foliage and stable own-root structure for long-term propagation beds – target audience/channel: nurseries and integrator networks building private-label floribunda portfolios.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Current trade name HONEY MAYA bedding rose Delbard; commercial type bedding floribunda rose in the Bed rose group, floribunda/shrub category; other registration data not provided beyond internal product identifiers. |
| Origin and breeding |
Parentage, breeder and breeding year not provided; introduced to the market by PharmaRosa Ltd. (Hungary) in 2023 as part of the pharmaROSA NEONATAL own-root propagation range targeting professional production and wholesale channels. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided; no competition, collector, horticultural or lifetime awards are listed for this cultivar, so selection and deployment decisions should be based on its described technical growth and usage characteristics. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact shrub reaching approximately 60–90 cm height with 50–70 cm spread; dense, dark-green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; no data on self-cleaning; provided primarily as bush-trained, compact own-root propagation material. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cupped flowers in clustered inflorescences; medium size around 1.5–2.75 inches, with 16–24 petals; remontant character with abundant second flowering, offering repeated ornamental display during the flowering season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Fiery orange-red petals with golden-yellow centre; ARS code MY, RHS 14B outer and 14C inner; newly opened blooms bright red–orange, fading through lighter orange-red to salmon-coral pink while generally maintaining good colour retention over time. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, noticeable fragrance with a honey-sweet character; semi-double, open flowers with accessible stamens attract bees, providing partial pollinator interest alongside ornamental bedding value in professional plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces spherical hips in moderate quantities, approximately 6–10 mm in diameter, coloured orange-red; hips may add a modest seasonal extension of interest in plantings where fruiting is acceptable or desirable. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C, corresponding to RHS H7 and USDA zone 6b, Swedish zone 3; moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; moderate heat and drought tolerance, needing regular watering in extended dry periods. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, edging and park use; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection; release form bush-trained, compact plant aimed at standard container production, primarily 2–3 L, with scope to upscale into larger landscape containers. |
HONEY MAYA offers compact, bushy structure, striking fiery orange-red, honey-scented blooms and own-root predictability for long-lived, stable stands; we would be pleased to discuss timing, capacity and specification for your next production cycle.
