La Villa Cotta® MärchenRosen® KORbamflu – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
For nurseries and professional rose producers looking to extend their own‑root ranges with a reliable grandiflora shrub, La Villa Cotta® offers a compact, upright framework suited to bedding and border programmes, with moderately dense, slightly glossy foliage and remontant clusters of large, very double flowers. Its copper‑yellow to rosy‑copper colour range holds well in sun, supporting consistent presentation in standard container production and retail formats. Good heat and drought tolerance aligns well with UK schemes exposed to dry spells and wind, supporting projects in northern regions where winter robustness is critical. Own‑root tray cuttings develop as Year 1 roots, Year 2 structural shoots, and by Year 3 a full ornamental display that underpins reliable, long‑term collection and show‑garden plantings. With medium maintenance needs, moderate disease tolerance and a bush‑trained release form, this cultivar integrates cleanly into 2–3 L production, then scales up for larger feature units or project stock where longevity and predictable garden performance matter for professional partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L retail shrub line – NEONATAL own-root material grown to bush-trained 2–3 L containers, using the compact upright habit and remontant flowering to deliver a reliable garden performance SKU – garden-centre and DIY retail
- Colour-coordinated border trio – grouped 2–3 L units combining La Villa Cotta® as the copper-yellow focal shrub in curated MärchenRosen®-style borders, leveraging strong colour retention and medium maintenance – premium independent retailers
- Large feature container (40–50 L) – stepped-on own-root plants moved from 2–3 L into 40–50 L tubs for entrances and terraces, using height and repeat flowering for long-season impact – hospitality and public-realm contractors
- Cut-and-garden dual-purpose block – field or tunnel stands established from NEONATAL cuttings, supplying both containerised 2–3 L shrubs and occasional fragrant stems, exploiting large, double blooms and remontancy – mixed-output nurseries and wholesalers
- Thematic MärchenRosen® collection corner – branded bench or bed segment built around La Villa Cotta® and related cultivars, using upright growth, stable colour and own-root longevity to support a coherent, story-led range – specialist rose retailers and show-garden partners
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Grandiflora / modern shrub rose marketed as La Villa Cotta® MärchenRosen®, registered as KORbamflu, with ARS approved exhibition name La Villa Cotta®, positioned as a copper-yellow bedding grandiflora. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes (Germany, 2002) from unnamed seedling parents; introduced and first distributed by W. Kordes’ Söhne in 2013, reflecting modern breeding for reliable garden performance. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub reaching around 100–140 cm in height and 75–105 cm spread, moderately thorny, with moderately dense, slightly glossy foliage coloured RHS 147A–137B, forming bush-trained, compact, bed-suitable plants. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, very double rosette flowers with over 40 petals, borne in clusters; remontant, with an abundant second flush supporting extended ornamental value in border, group and container production uses. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm copper-yellow blooms with faint peach undertone; buds deep yellow with rosy-orange tint, opening to copper-yellow centres that age to golden, edges taking rosy-copper and sometimes pinkish tones, with very good sunfastness. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Moderately strong, well-scented rose with a rosy fragrance character; the very double form limits pollinator access, so the cultivar functions primarily as an ornamental feature rather than a pollinator resource. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rosehip development is limited by the double flower form; only occasional, very small fruits up to around 5 mm in diameter may form, with no notable ornamental or harvest value recorded. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to approximately -26 to -23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 4, USDA 5b); disease resistance is moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, requiring occasional plant protection under nursery and landscape conditions. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for borders, specimen use, containers, groups and some cut-flower use; medium maintenance with occasional treatments, ideally produced as bush-trained compact plants in standard 2–3 L containers for mainstream markets. |
La Villa Cotta® MärchenRosen® KORbamflu offers upright, colour-stable, remontant performance on a long-lived own-root base that supports predictable stands and capacity planning; we invite you to discuss scheduling and volume alignment for your programmes.
