JEAN DE LUXEMBOURG, ROI DE BOHÊME – peach park rose – Ducher
As a pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own‑root cutting, Jean de Luxembourg, roi de Bohême offers a premium option for nurseries building reliable park and shrub lines with remontant colour and a strong, long‑lasting fragrance. Its upright yet compact shrub habit fits efficiently into container production, aligning well with a standard 2–3 L route while still scaling on to larger, 40–50 litre landscape formats where needed. Dense, glossy foliage and moderate disease tolerance support predictable quality for retail/reseller ranges focused on reliable garden performance, while own‑root continuity underpins low replacement and long‑term sustainability. With hardiness rated to H7 and USDA 5b, it adapts well to cooler UK regions, providing steady structure and colour even where winters are long and windy. The development arc from strong root establishment in year one, through framework building in year two to full ornamental expression in year three fits typical nursery scheduling and supports dependable capacity planning across integrated production networks.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Fragrant 3 L park shrub – Own-root 2–3 L container shrub emphasising strong old-rose scent and remontant, peach double blooms; positioned as a standard finished product for retail / reseller benches.
- 40 L specimen hedge starter – Up‑potted feature shrubs (40–50 L) with upright, dense habit for use as hedge leaders or stand-alone accents; produced from NEONATAL material to serve landscape and public-realm contracts.
- Thematic royal collection piece – Historically named shrub supplied in 2–3 L containers as part of curated “heritage” assortments; leverages reliable flowering and fragrance for specialist nurseries and collection gardens.
- Urban park rose line – Medium-maintenance, moderately disease-tolerant shrubs in standard containers prepared for streetscapes and urban green spaces, targeting municipal framework agreements and contract growers.
- Pollinator-friendly scented mix – 2–3 L plants integrated into mixed, fragrance-led shrub ranges where partial pollinator attraction and remontant performance support reliable garden value for garden-centre and DIY chains.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub, Hybrid rugosa park rose registered as DUCjdl, traded as Jean de Luxembourg, roi de Bohême; exhibition name Jean de Bohême; positioned as a park and shrub rose for professional production. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Fabien Ducher at Roseraie Ducher, France, with unknown parentage; bred and registered in 2010 and introduced the same year, reflecting contemporary shrub-rose selection. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub reaching 120–190 cm high with 100–150 cm spread, densely thorned shoots and dense, glossy dark green foliage, forming a solid, textural framework suited to park and hedge use. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, cup-shaped double flowers with 26–30 petals, borne in clusters; remontant flowering with particularly abundant second flush; flower diameter around 1.5–2.75 inches for balanced shrub display. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Soft peach bloom with pink-orange tones; buds deep peach-pink, opening rich peach-orange with coral centre, fading to peach-pink and finally rosy-cream with creamy outer whorl; colour retention assessed as good. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long-lasting old-rose fragrance, providing clear scent value in private gardens and public settings; double yet open flowers with accessible stamens moderately attract bees and support pollinator presence. |
| Hip characteristics |
Due to the double flower form, hip set is generally low; occasional globular orange-red hips 18–26 mm in diameter may form, adding minor seasonal interest without dominating the shrub’s ornamental effect. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate overall disease resistance, including moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; winter-hardy to approximately −26 to −23 °C, rated RHS H7, Swedish zone 4 and USDA zone 5b. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for park, specimen, hedge, shrub-group and urban green-space uses; supplied as bush-trained, compact plants for standard container production with medium maintenance needs and occasional plant protection. |
Jean de Luxembourg, roi de Bohême combines remontant, fragrant shrub character with hardy, own-root reliability for long-lived, predictable stands, making it a practical candidate for aligning capacity and schedule discussions across your shrub rose programmes.
