Lovely Green™ Bedding rose MEItiver – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Floribunda production of Lovely Green™ MEItiver offers professional growers a compact, bushy habit suited to border and bedding schemes, while its globular, pompon flower form and distinctive greenish-white colour support differentiated retail and project ranges. As an own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL cutting, it provides a reliable propagation base for 2–3 L containers in standard finished-product programmes, with predictable remontant flowering and medium maintenance aligning well to UK nursery workflows and public-realm style demands, including schemes where winter and wind-tolerant performance across exposed northern sites is valued. Moderate disease tolerance, H7-rated winter hardiness and premium-gold cultivar quality support stable, homogeneous stands over time, with own-root longevity enabling a practical development arc where roots establish first, shoots build structure in year two and full ornamental effect follows from year three.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Green-White Border Series 2–3 L – uniform 2–3 L standard containers emphasising the compact habit and greenish-white flowers for reliable garden performance in mixed borders – retail garden centres and multi-site reseller chains
- Lovely Green Cut & Garden Line – dual-purpose 2–3 L plants promoted for both bedding use and on-site cut-flower harvesting, using remontant flowering and florists-rose styling – independent nurseries with florist partners
- Thematic Collection: Verdant Whites – curated batch for thematic and show gardens, focusing on colour stability and own-root longevity in collection beds – public-realm and institutional project suppliers
- Hardy Display Tubs 40–50 L – large-container specimens (40–50 L+) built from bush-trained plants to showcase structure and colour in high-visibility schemes, leveraging H7 hardiness – landscape-focused wholesalers and contract growers
- Edging Ribbon Range – closely spaced 2–3 L plants for edging and path lines, capitalising on compact, bushy growth and medium maintenance needs – nurseries servicing landscape contractors and municipal bedding schemes
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Registered as MEItiver, traded as Lovely Green™ Bedding rose MEItiver; ARS exhibition name Lovely Green; floribunda bedding rose within the bed rose commercial group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Alain Meilland at Meilland International, France, with unknown parentage; introduced and registered in 2005 by Meilland International for international ornamental use. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, erect habit with slightly spreading tips; 70–90 cm height and 60–80 cm spread; moderately dense, slightly glossy mid-green foliage; moderately thorny shoots; weak self-cleaning, spent blooms need removal. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, 1.5–2.75 inch blooms in clusters; very full, 40+ petal globular pompon flowers; remontant, with an abundant second flush, suited to both bedding and florists’ cut use. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Greenish-white coloration (ARS wh; RHS 155D, 138D); white outer petals with greenish inner zones; good colour retention with moderate lightening; buds pale green with white margins, fading gradually to creamy white. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
No noticeable fragrance; functionally an unscented rose; double flower form conceals stamens, offering primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-supporting performance in plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally minimal due to very double flowers; where present, hips reach around 10–15 mm diameter; shape and colour not provided, so ornamental hip effect should be considered negligible. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate tolerance to heat and drought, needs watering in prolonged dry spells; moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to about -21 to -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA zone 6b). |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for borders, containers, edging and cut flowers; bush-trained compact form suits standard container routes, 2–3 L target pots; medium maintenance with occasional pest control and manual deadheading required. |
Lovely Green™ Bedding rose MEItiver offers compact structure, distinctive greenish-white flowering and H7 hardiness on a predictable own-root base, making it a sound option for aligning capacity and scheduling in professional rose programmes; please feel free to discuss volumes.
