LA CHANCE D'AMOUR – peach-pink hybrid tea rose – Interplant – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Hybrid tea peach‑pink colour container premium award‑winning own‑root propagation of La Chance d'Amour in pharmaROSA® NEONATAL format provides professional growers with uniform, tray‑rooted material tailored for 5–7 L premium containers and exclusive finished-product positioning. With an upright habit to 80–110 cm and solitary, exhibition‑grade blooms, it is suited to border, container and cut‑flower oriented premium ranges where flower quality and form are decisive. Own‑root plants support long-term, renewable stock with stable ornamental value and predictable capacity across cycles, helping nurseries service demanding retail and reseller channels. Its H7 hardiness and tolerance of UK heat and moderate drought make it reliable for nurseries supplying regions where warmer, drier spells are increasingly common.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Exhibition Bush – Bush-trained, 3–5 cane plants in 5–7 L containers, emphasising solitary hybrid tea blooms and pastel peach-pink colour for an exclusive finished-product slot – target audience/channel: premium retail / reseller benches
- Romantic Pastel Collection Pot – Grouped in a pastel-themed 5–7 L container range, leveraging the refined colour dynamics and border suitability, built from uniform NEONATAL batches – target audience/channel: design-led garden centre assortments
- Award Collection Hybrid Tea Line – Branded line showcasing its Baden‑Baden and Rome awards, supplied as premium container bushes with strong framework canes and curated labels – target audience/channel: specialist rose resellers and mail-order nurseries
- Garden-Cut Hybrid Tea Feature – Positioned as a dual-purpose border and cutting hybrid tea, container-grown from own-root material to ensure structure and repeat flowering – target audience/channel: independent retailers focusing on enthusiast gardeners
- Show-Garden and Collection Stock – NEONATAL-based production into robust containerised bushes for planting into thematic rose gardens and trial beds where identity and longevity matter – target audience/channel: public-realm suppliers and collection holders
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as INTercombig, traded as La Chance d'Amour Holiday Island® INTercombig, American Rose Society exhibition name Euphoria; part of the Holiday Island® collection. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred and introduced in 2006 by Interplant Roses B.V. (Netherlands), with parentage not disclosed; distributed initially by Interplant Roses B.V. and certified nurseries in the United States. |
| Awards and recognition |
Gold medal Baden‑Baden (2006); Gold medal Rome International Rose Competition (2007); Salvatore Talia Award Rome (2007); Angels without Wings special prize Rome (2007). |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright habit, 80–110 cm height, 50–75 cm spread, moderately dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage; moderately thorny shoots; bush-trained forms typically prepared with 3–5 strong framework canes. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals, solitary on stems, cup-shaped with slightly ruffled edges; good repeat flowering with a plentiful second flush; weak self-cleaning requiring deadheading of spent blooms. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Peach-pink flowers, ARS code AB, RHS 36C outer and 35D inner; buds creamy-yellow with soft pink; colour softens and fades toward cream, especially in strong sun, providing an evolving pastel appearance over time. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance character description not provided; assessed as very weak, with only a barely perceptible scent, making it primarily an ornamental cultivar valued for visual rather than aromatic attributes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally low due to the double flower form; when present, hips are spherical, orange-red, approximately 8–12 mm in diameter, with limited visual or production significance in most nursery applications. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately −23 to −21 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6a); good heat and moderate drought tolerance; disease resistance moderate overall, with resistance to powdery mildew and rust, but only moderate black spot resistance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to border, container, cut flower and solitary specimen use; recommended as premium container product in 5–7 L pots; medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control and regular deadheading to maintain presentation. |
LA CHANCE D'AMOUR, INTercombig, combines award-backed hybrid tea flower quality, refined pastel colour and adaptable, own-root longevity into a predictable premium container line; we would welcome a discussion on aligning capacity and scheduling.
