Jacques Cartier

Heritage rose

- – Jean Desprez

Pure mid-pink shade, with a slight silvery sheen in cool weather. - historic - perpetual hybrid rose - strong–very strong, long‑lasting scented rose - scent description not available

– Classic pastel pink rosette blooms all season
– Strong to very strong, long‑lasting fragrance
– Reliable remontant habit for repeated display
– Excellent disease resistance, low maintenance
– Hardy to USDA 5b, RHS H7 for cold gardens
– Special feature: Historic 1868 Portland rose with RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Selection / specialty

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

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Jacques Cartier – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting

Historic yet commercially reliable, Jacques Cartier in pharmaROSA® NEONATAL form offers a specialty own‑root base for premium container and collector‑grade production where classic Portland character and low‑intervention maintenance are valued over novelty. This bushy, mid‑sized shrub combines remontant flowering with strong–very strong fragrance and generally low care requirements, supporting predictable scheduling for border, specimen and park lines in the 5–7 L segment. Own‑root material underpins long‑term stability in nursery beds and collection blocks, with renewable growth that suits repeated cutting and regeneration cycles for high‑value historic assortments. Disease resistant foliage and H7 hardiness help it cope with demanding UK nursery conditions, including cooler northern sites with reliable winter tolerance and weather exposed locations. Classic pastel‑pink rosette blooms with button‑eye detail provide clear identity for labelling and exhibition‑type ranges, while the natural development from root establishment in year one through structural build in year two to full ornamental expression in year three supports phased release planning for professional growers.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
Premium 5–7 L historic border line	Low maintenance requirement with good disease resistance allows production of consistent, sale‑ready 5–7 L plants with limited chemical input and labour, fitting a premium container, specialty route focused on classic historic appeal. The rooted cutting stage is well suited to a bush-trained + discreet support approach, building towards border and specimen use where heritage character and reliable remontant performance support selection / specialty positioning for nursery–retail collectors
Collector and heritage garden assortments	The cultivar’s clear historic identity, Portland background and collector’s value make it an efficient choice for curated assortments where label accuracy and authenticity are critical, especially for thematic rose gardens and historic collections. Own-root, tray-grown cuttings provide a renewable, long-lived base for maintaining cultivar blocks and park plantings, aligned to a premium container, specialty product path that serves retail/collector channels seeking documented heritage material for specialist rose collections
Fragrant feature shrub for park and public schemes	Strong–very strong, long‑lasting scent supports positioning as a feature shrub within park and public‑realm projects, while the bushy, moderately dense foliage structure gives enough volume in 5–7 L production to meet specification-driven planting schemes. Using bush-trained plants with discreet support from NEONATAL material allows predictable cropping for borders and specimen placements, supporting selection / specialty offers into public suppliers and fragrance-led historic ranges for municipal and estate planting
Remontant historic cut-flower niche	Medium-sized, very double, rosette blooms on a remontant shrub allow a small but distinct cut-flower niche where historic form and strong fragrance are valued. While the second flush is lighter, own-root propagation supports repeated cutting over multiple seasons with sustainable regeneration of flowering wood, fitting a premium container, specialty route that can be positioned as a short-stem, heritage cut flower option within artisan cut-rose growers
Low-intervention show and exhibition gardens	Good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, combined with low general intervention needs, helps maintain show gardens and exhibition plantings with reduced replacement and maintenance, important where displays must remain presentable over long periods. Starting from uniform, tray-rooted cuttings makes it easier to phase plantings for border, specimen and park uses at consistent 5–7 L sizes, aligned with selection / specialty positioning for thematic and show-garden curators
H7-hardy structural shrub for challenging sites	H7 hardiness (approx. -26 to -23 °C) and Swedish Zone 4 suitability support reliable overwintering in exposed UK nursery beds and in colder landscape sites, reducing winter loss risk and making long-term stocking safer. Own-root form allows damaged tops to regenerate from the base, supporting park and border uses and fitting a premium container, specialty route into schemes needing dependable historic cultivars for colder-region landscape contracts
Identity-driven branding and labelling ranges	The clearly recognisable pastel pink rosette with button eye, combined with the well-known Jacques Cartier name and RHS Award of Garden Merit, simplifies marketing, catalogue placement and point-of-sale communication. Uniform, own-root NEONATAL material supports homogeneous 5–7 L bush-trained plants, ideal for premium container, specialty offerings where cultivar identity and collector’s value are central to branded heritage lines
Historic gene-bank and maintenance blocks	Own-root plants provide a long-lived, renewable base for cultivar maintenance, essential for heritage collections and gene-bank style stands where identity and continuity matter, particularly in UK nursery networks operating across diverse climates with reliable winter and wind tolerance in northern regions. Tray-rooted cuttings ease storage and integration into propagation beds, and bush-trained + discreet support cultivation feeds both border and specimen uses while maintaining selection / specialty status for collection-holding institutions

Finished-product ideas

5–7 L Heritage Border Bush – Own-root, bush-trained plants with discreet support, finished in 5–7 L as low-intervention, disease-resistant border and specimen shrubs; positioned as selection / specialty historic stock for retail/collector assortments – specialist nurseries
Fragrant Historic Feature Rose – Premium 5–7 L containers highlighting strong–very strong fragrance and classic pastel pink rosette blooms, built from NEONATAL cuttings for park and specimen use; targeted at high-value public-realm and estate projects – landscape wholesalers
Collector’s Exhibition Grade Plant – Uniform bush-trained plants grown from authenticated own-root material, presented as exhibition historic (Portland) roses for thematic and show gardens, with low maintenance needs emphasised – show-garden contractors
Heritage Cut-Flower Niche Line – Remontant, strongly scented blooms produced from structurally balanced, own-root shrubs in 5–7 L, emphasising repeat cutting capacity and historic character; a small premium container, specialty SKU – artisan cut-rose producers
Gene-Bank Collection Module – NEONATAL material used to establish long-lived maintenance blocks and park groupings, leveraging own-root regeneration and disease resistance for reliable identity preservation; aligned with selection / specialty positioning – public collections and rose gardens

Technical cultivar profile

Parameter	Data
Name and registration	Historical rose marketed as Jacques Cartier, a historic perpetual hybrid rose in the Heritage rose collection; ARS exhibition name Jacques Cartier; no separate registered cultivar name is documented.
Origin and breeding	Hybrid Perpetual / Damask Perpetual / Portland rose bred by Jean Desprez in France around 1842, later introduced commercially in 1868 under the name Jacques Cartier; parentage is unknown.
Awards and recognition	Holds the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (1993), indicating reliable garden performance under UK conditions and supporting its use in professional and collector-focused planting schemes.
Growth and structural characteristics	Bushy shrub 100–150 cm high and 80–120 cm wide with moderately dense, mid-green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; spent blooms persist and usually require deadheading as self-cleaning is poor.
Flower morphology	Medium-sized, very double rosette blooms with 40+ petals, mainly solitary on stems; remontant with a lighter second flush, offering classic historic form suited to borders, display plantings and niche cutting.
Colour data and phenology	Pure mid-pink with ARS code mp and RHS 65C–65D tones; buds open deep pink then soften to pastel and shell-pink, lightening in strong sun and showing a slightly silvery sheen in cooler weather.
Fragrance and aroma	Strong to very strong, long-lasting fragrance typical of historic scented roses; detailed scent character is not provided, but intensity supports use where olfactory impact is a key selection factor.
Hip characteristics	Hip set is generally limited by the very double flowers, though occasional ellipsoidal red hips 12–18 mm across may form, adding discreet seasonal interest rather than being a primary crop feature.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, assisting low-intervention culture; hardy to approximately -26 to -23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 4, USDA 5b), suitable for colder UK sites.
Horticultural recommendations	Recommended for border, specimen, park and cut-flower use with low maintenance needs; best produced as bush-trained plants with discreet support in premium 5–7 L containers for specialty markets.

Jacques Cartier in pharmaROSA® NEONATAL form combines strong fragrance, robust disease resistance and H7 hardiness with own-root predictability and regeneration, making it a sound option for long-lived historic ranges where we can align capacities and schedules together.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: JACQUES CARTIER – pink historical perpetual hybrid rose - Desprez

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:05.10.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: premium bronze

Item Number: [371] 20-510 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: The name is a male forename.

Cultivar Synonym: Marchesa Boccella; Marquise Virginie Boccella

Registered Cultivar Name: -

Original Trade Name: Marchesa Boccella

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Jacques Cartier Heritage rose Desprez

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: Jacques Cartier

Rose Group: Hybrid Perpetual, Damask Perpetual, Portland

Commercial Type: historic - perpetual hybrid rose

Commercial Group: Historical rose

Exhibition Category: exhibition historic (Portland) rose; cut flower

Collection: Heritage rose

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: -

Introduction Year: 1868 (as 'Jacques Cartier')

Registration Year: Data not available

Breeder: Jean Desprez

Breeding Company / Institution: unknown / no data

Breeding Year: France, 1842

Parentage: unknown

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: RHS Award of Garden Merit (1993)

Competition and Show Awards: Royal Horticultural Society – Award of Garden Merit (1993)

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 3.3-4.9ft (100-150 cm)

Spread: 2.6-3.9ft (80-120 cm)

Growth Habit: bushy

Foliage: The variety has moderately dense foliage. The leaves have a glossy surface and a mid‑green shade.

Prickliness: moderately thorny

Self-Cleaning Description: Spent blooms often remain on the plant and require deadheading.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: Self-cleaning: poor.

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 40+

Flower Fullness: very double-flowered

Flower Shape: rosette

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

Inflorescence Type: solitary

Colour Code: ARS code: mp RHS code: 65C (outer), 65D (inner)

Repeat Flowering: Remontant; the second flowering is not as prolific.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: pink

Flower Colour Description: Pure mid-pink shade, with a slight silvery sheen in cool weather.

Closed Bud: Deep pink, with a slightly darker tone at the tip.

Newly Opened Flower: Uniform mid-pink with more intense colour at the base of the petals.

Full Bloom: Pastel pink rosette with a delicate button eye and paler outer petals.

Before Fading: Turning a pale shell-pink, with a creamy inner shade.

Colour Fading Description: The colour lightens in strong sunlight and becomes richer in cooler conditions.

Colour Retention Level: moderate

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: strong–very strong, long‑lasting scented rose

Fragrance Character: scent description not available

Pollinator Attraction: Highly double, cup-shaped flowers (double form) with limited stamen accessibility are poorly attractive to pollinators.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Its very double flowers hide the stamens; mainly an ornamental variety.

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 12-18 mm

Hip Shape: ellipsoidal

Hip Colour: red

Hip Comment: Hip set is expected to be limited due to the double flowers; occasionally produces ellipsoid red hips 12–18 mm in diameter.

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: Requires irrigation during heat and prolonged drought; tolerates moderate drought.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: moderate

Disease Resistance: resistant

powdery mildew – resistant
black spot – resistant
rust – resistant

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Premium container, specialty

Recommended target pot: 5–7 L

Release form: Bush-trained + discreet support

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement low; good disease resistance, generally requires little intervention.

Primary Uses: border, specimen, park, cut flower

Comments

Positioning: Selection / specialty

Target customer/channel: Retail/collector

Main value proposition: Classic flower form, collector’s value

JACQUES CARTIER – pink historical perpetual hybrid rose - Desprez

Pure mid-pink shade, with a slight silvery sheen in cool weather. - historic - perpetual hybrid rose - strong–very strong, long‑lasting scented rose - scent description not available

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Inflorescence: solitary Height: 3.3-4.9ft (100-150 cm) Flower shape: rosette Winter hardiness: 6b pink - - historic - perpetual hybrid rose - Flower size: M (1,5-2,75 in) Flower size: M (1,5-2,75 in) - Height: 3.3-4.9ft (100-150 cm) Height: 3.3-4.9ft (100-150 cm) - Flower fullness: very double-flowered Jacques Cartier - Roses in the garden | pharmaROSA® Neonatal - premium bronze Jean Desprez

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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)