ILE ROUGE – dark red floribunda bedding rose - Delbard
Floribunda production of ILE ROUGE on own-root NEONATAL material offers professional growers a compact yet upright habit, consistent dark-red colour performance and dependable shrub structure suited to repeat-flowering bedding lines. With a bush-trained, compact plant form, 2–3 L containers can be scheduled as a standard finished product for retail and reseller channels, while larger 40–50 litre feature specimens extend options for thematic rose collections and project work. The H7-rated winter hardiness supports planning for UK nursery networks, including cooler northern regions where winter and wind resilience is an asset for predictable stock turns. Own-root durability underpins long-term stand stability and lower replacement in propagation beds—roots establishing in year one, structural canopy building in year two and full ornamental expression from year three—supporting wholesale-scale, reliable-capacity supply.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Dark-red 2–3 L bedding line – NEONATAL own-root ILE ROUGE grown to compact, bushy 2–3 L containers, exploiting its floribunda shrub habit and stable dark-red colour for dependable, standard finished products – target audience/channel: retail chains and independent garden centres.
- 40–50 L feature specimen shrub – Step-on production from 2–3 L to 40–50 litre pots, building the upright shrub structure and multiple flowering clusters into a focal plant format for thematic rose gardens – target audience/channel: landscape contractors and public-realm project suppliers.
- Delbard breeder collection block – Use verified, premium bronze NEONATAL stock to establish own-root breeder-themed beds, where long-term identity and regenerative growth of ILE ROUGE underpin a stable display – target audience/channel: show gardens and specialist nurseries.
- Repeat-flowering bedding programme – Integrate ILE ROUGE into a remontant bedding assortment, with NEONATAL cuttings finished in standard containers for reliable second flush colour and medium-maintenance expectations – target audience/channel: volume bedding producers supplying retail networks.
- Hardy dark-red landscape series – Build a hardy (H7) dark-red floribunda series using own-root NEONATAL plants to secure long-lived beds and predictable structure in medium-input schemes – target audience/channel: municipal and institutional planting schemes via wholesale distributors.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose, registered as DELpablan, traded as ILE ROUGE – dark red floribunda bedding rose - Delbard; American Rose Society exhibition name Delpablan, bedding rose collection, shrub and bedding categories. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Georges Delbard, Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard, France; breeding and registration dated 2007, with initial distribution by the same company and parentage not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact, bush-trained shrub with dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots, 110–150 cm height and 40–60 cm spread, giving an upright, space-efficient structure. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, very double, cup-shaped blooms with more than 40 petals, borne in clusters; remontant with an abundant second flowering flush, delivering repeated ornamental impact in season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Dark-red blooms (ARS DR, RHS 187A outer, 187B inner); buds ruby red with blackish shade, opening dark red then deep burgundy with dark brown tones, fading only slightly and showing very good colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very weak and barely noticeable, with a classic rose character rather than a strong perfume; not specifically selected for scented use or fragrance-led applications. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is limited due to strongly double flowers; where present, it forms small, spherical orange-red hips approximately 7–10 mm in diameter, with modest visual impact in the planting. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardiness rated H7, Swedish zone 3 and USDA zone 6b, tolerating approximately −21 to −18 °C under appropriate professional cultivation. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for standard container production, targeting 2–3 L pots, with a compact, bush-trained bush form, moderate maintenance needs and occasional plant protection under professional management. |
ILE ROUGE – dark red floribunda bedding rose - Delbard offers compact, bushy structure, stable dark-red colour and H7 hardiness on own-root stock for predictable, regenerative stands; please contact us to discuss volumes and scheduling for your programmes.
