Navelina Bedding rose DICwitness – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Floribunda production with Navelina gives nurseries a compact, bush-trained, own-root base that fits efficiently into standard container lines while supporting reliable retail performance in beds, borders and parks. The dense, dark-green foliage frames medium-sized, double, cupped clusters in a distinctive yellow-red blend, creating an easily recognisable colour identity for assortment building and collection plantings. Moderate disease and winter hardiness levels allow predictable management under UK nursery conditions, with tray-rooted, 3–6‑month cuttings integrating smoothly into propagation beds and 2–3 L grow-on schedules. Own-root structure underpins long-term renewal and reduced replacement, supporting stable, homogeneous stands that can feed retail and reseller networks across varied UK regions, including sites where good winter and wind tolerance are required. From year 1 root establishment through year 2 shoot structure to full ornamental value by year 3, Navelina helps you secure repeatable quality and dependable finished-product output within a broader thematic rose collection.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L Retail Bedding Floribunda – Compact, bush-trained Navelina in 2–3 L pots, highlighting clustered, remontant yellow-red blooms for high-turn bedding tables – retail / reseller channels.
- Park and Urban Border Line – Own-root 2–3 L plants for parks and urban borders, using dense foliage, moderate hardiness and repeat flowering to deliver stable, low-replacement beds – public-realm and municipal suppliers.
- Themed Yellow-Red Rose Collection – Curated 2–3 L collection blocks built around Navelina’s distinctive bicolour expression and compact habit for display beds and show gardens – garden centres and show-garden partners.
- Patio Floribunda Container Range – Compact, upright plants in 3 L containers positioned for balconies and small gardens, leveraging own-root longevity and medium maintenance needs – multiple retailers and independents.
- Propagation Stock and Collection Bed Packs – NEONATAL trays contracted as stock-bed starters, using own-root stability and moderate hardiness to maintain reliable mother stands – integrator nursery networks and wholesale propagators.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose from the Bed rose group; registered as DICwitness, traded as Navelina Bedding rose DICwitness, with “Irish Eyes” referenced in the cultivar name meaning. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Patrick Dickson at Dickson Nurseries Ltd. in Northern Ireland from ‘Mr. JCB’ × ‘Gypsy Dancer’; bred 1999, registered 1999, introduced 2000, with Dickson as initial distributor. |
| Awards and recognition |
Rose of the Year, Great Britain 2000; RHS Award of Garden Merit confirming general garden merit; silver medal at Glasgow International Rose Trials 2001 reflecting performance under trial conditions. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, upright bushy floribunda, 60–90 cm in height and spread, with dense, glossy dark-green foliage and moderate prickles; poor self-cleaning so spent blooms typically require deadheading for best appearance. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals in cupped clusters; remontant, providing a generous second flowering phase and consistent ornamental value when deadheading and basic maintenance are applied. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Yellow-red blend on a vibrant orange base; RHS 28A outer, 14B inner; buds medium yellow with reddish-orange tones, maturing to fiery orange-red outsides and rich yellow centres that gradually fade to softer red and creamy hues. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, restrained fragrance with a fresh, vibrant character; double flowers limit pollinator access, so the variety is primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-focused, suiting decorative bedding, borders and container use. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip formation is generally limited due to double blooms and routine deadheading; where allowed to set, it can form occasional small, spherical scarlet-red hips around 6–10 mm in diameter. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b) with moderate heat and drought tolerance requiring regular watering in extended dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to bedding, borders, containers, cut use and urban or park plantings; medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control; recommended as bush-trained compact plants via standard container routes in 2–3 L pots. |
Navelina Bedding rose DICwitness offers compact, repeat-flowering colour, dense foliage and award-backed garden reliability on a predictable own-root base, supporting long-lived, homogeneous stands for which it is worth aligning capacity and scheduling.
