LIMESFEUER™ – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root propagation material
Groundcover production with LIMESFEUER™ offers professional growers a compact, spreading shrub that rapidly forms dense, uniform carpets suited to project mass planting and urban schemes where fast coverage and visual impact are essential. Its crimson-red, uniform flower display retains colour exceptionally well without fading, supporting reliable presentation in nursery beds and finished plant blocks. The semi-double, clustered blooms are small yet abundant, creating a consistent texture ideal for edging, flower beds and high-density planting. Own-root stability underpins long-term regeneration and predictable stands, valuable for nursery networks and public‑realm supply chains operating across the UK, including demanding northern and coastal sites where winter and wind exposure are typical. With a compact 30–55 cm height and 50–90 cm spread, coverage is fast yet controllable, simplifying 1.5–2 L container scheduling and pallet-based logistics. Medium maintenance with moderate disease resistance allows planning of plant protection without excessive intervention. The moderately dense, mid‑green foliage with slight gloss offers strong contrast to the vivid flowers, keeping ornamental value high over the season. As a tray-rooted, 3–6‑month‑old own‑root cutting, pharmaROSA® NEONATAL provides predictable input quality for scalable batches, and under standard nursery practice you can expect roots to establish in year one, structural shoot framework in year two, and full ornamental value expression from year three onwards, ready to support professional projects and collection plantings.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Municipal Crimson Carpet 2L – 1.5–2 L container line focused on rapid, uniform ground coverage and dense, bush-trained plants for project mass planting – landscape contractor / project-serving wholesaler
- Urban Edge Crimson Line – edging-oriented 2 L crop highlighting compact height, excellent colour retention and controllable spread for streetscapes and traffic islands – landscape contractor / project-serving wholesaler
- LIMESFEUER™ Collection Block – batch-grown own-root stock for thematic and collection rose gardens, optimising uniform shrub form and verified cultivar identity – project-serving wholesaler / show-garden operator
- Public-Realm Groundcover Mix – mass-planting component in mixed groundcover schemes, combining fast carpet formation with moderate maintenance demands – integrator / public-realm framework supplier
- Hip-Season Extension Line – 2 L landscape product promoted for summer crimson display plus autumn red hips in long-term schemes – landscape contractor / institutional project supplier
Technical cultivar profile
| Name and registration |
Registered as PEAjumbo, traded as LIMESFEUER™ / Limes-Rosen / PEAjumbo, groundcover shrub in the Limes-Rosen collection, commercial group Ground cover, exhibition category shrub rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Colin A. Pearce in the United Kingdom, breeding and registration dated 2009, with introduction in 2009 via Rosen-Union e.G. Germany; parentage and breeding institution are not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided; no competition, collectors’, horticultural or global awards are documented in the available data for this cultivar at present. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Low, spreading growth habit reaching about 30–55 cm height and 50–90 cm spread, with moderately dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage and densely thorned shoots forming a coherent, ground-hugging shrub. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double cup-shaped flowers with 13–25 petals, small size (approximately 0.5–1.5 inches), borne in clusters; remontant with abundant second flowering, creating a sustained but fine-textured floral cover. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep crimson-red blooms with velvety appearance, ARS colour MR, RHS 46A outer and 46B inner; colour remains saturated, deepening slightly without fading or purpling from bud to before-fading stages. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance character is not described in detail; available data indicate a very faint, barely noticeable scent, with no specific cosmetic or soap-use references and only moderate pollinator attraction. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces moderately abundant, small spherical red hips about 6–11 mm in diameter, adding discrete seasonal interest after flowering; no further data on persistence or seed content are provided. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to approximately -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b; disease resistance is moderate overall, with powdery mildew, black spot and rust all described at moderate susceptibility levels. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, edging, containers and urban green spaces, primarily in project mass planting routes, aiming for uniform, dense, bush-trained finished plants at medium maintenance input levels. |
LIMESFEUER™ as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material combines fast, uniform groundcover formation, stable crimson colour and long-lived regenerative stands, making it a sound option for aligning capacity and scheduling for project-led rose production.
