Léa Mège Les Provençelles® MASleame – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
With its very double, XL flowered, crimson shrub profile, Léa Mège offers structure and impact for nurseries building reliable, repeatable shrub ranges from own‑root material. The bush‑trained, upright habit supports container production in the recommended 2–3 L route, while the compact spread remains manageable in dense nursery layouts and finished retail benches. Consistent, season‑long remontant flowering with a strong raspberry fragrance enhances perceived value in standard finished product lines aimed at customers seeking dependable, ornamental garden performance. Its resistant foliage and low intervention requirement translate into efficiency across propagation beds and grow‑on cycles, supporting homogeneous crop stands and predictable grading. Own‑root NEONATAL cuttings provide durable longevity, reliable regeneration and low replacement levels in professional production systems, and typically progress from root establishment through structural build‑up to full ornamental expression over three seasons. In UK conditions it can be positioned confidently for dedicated rose collections and public‑realm schemes where a robust, hardy shrub rose is needed that performs reliably in cooler, exposed northern sites with strong winter and wind tolerance. The combination of premium‑silver quality rating and verified cultivar authenticity supports credibility in nursery ranges and continuity in wholesale supply programmes.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L Crimson Fragrance Shrub – Upright, compact shrub in a 2–3 L standard container highlighting strong raspberry fragrance and XL very double crimson blooms for reliable garden performance – retail / reseller shrub benches.
- Collection Rose: Wine‑Red Display Unit – Colour‑themed grouping of Léa Mège in 2–3 L pots, using remontant flowering and stable own‑root growth to support sustained, high‑impact display – specialist rose retailers and show garden partners.
- Hardy Low‑Input Shrub Line – H7, disease‑resistant, low‑intervention plants grown from NEONATAL material into uniform 2–3 L stock for ranges positioned as robust, easy‑care garden shrubs – regional garden centre chains.
- Landscape Shrub Specimen 40–50 L – Selected, well‑structured individuals up‑potted from standard containers into 40–50 L for immediate impact in public‑realm or institutional schemes seeking reliable, fragrant crimson shrubs – project and contract channels.
- Own‑Root Mother Block Starter Pack – Batch of NEONATAL plants grown on in standard containers or beds as long‑term own‑root stock plants, exploiting longevity and regeneration for future cutting supply – nurseries and integrator networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub rose from the Les Provençelles collection, commercial type park shrub rose; registered as MASleame, marketed as Léa Mège Les Provençelles® MASleame, exhibition category shrub rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
French‑bred by Dominique Massad from ‘Michelle Bedrossian’ × ‘Belle d’Espinouse’; bred 2017, introduced to market in 2020 by Pétales de Roses, with registration year not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub 115–165 cm high with 80–120 cm spread, moderately dense, slightly glossy medium‑green foliage and moderate prickliness; self‑cleaning behaviour and spent flower characteristics not provided. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, XL cup‑shaped blooms with 40+ petals borne in clusters; remontant with abundant second flowering, sold previously in cut‑flower trade due to large heads and ornamental presentation. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Crimson, deep purple‑toned upper surface with lighter violet‑lilac reverse; colour softens from wine‑red to mahogany‑chestnut with brownish edges while inner areas retain purplish hues; moderate colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long‑distance fruity fragrance with distinct raspberry character; double flower form limits access to stamens and is expected to offer low attractiveness to pollinating insects under garden conditions. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional spherical red hips, approximately 8–12 mm in diameter, produced sporadically; ornamental hip display is secondary to the variety’s primary use as a flowering shrub. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately –21– –18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA Zone 6b; tolerates warmth but requires irrigation in prolonged dry periods. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended as a low‑maintenance, disease‑resistant shrub requiring few interventions; supplied bush‑trained and compact, best suited to standard container production in 2–3 L units for reliable garden performance. |
Léa Mège Les Provençelles® MASleame combines strong disease resistance, hardy upright shrub structure and pronounced fragrance with predictable, long‑lived own‑root performance, making it a sound candidate for discussion on capacity planning and scheduling.
