Marvelle – Hybrid tea rose – MACtaurang
Exclusive own-root Marvelle offers a stable, premium propagation base for nurseries aiming at high-value, exhibition-grade hybrid teas with reliable colour impact and refined flower form. Bush-trained NEONATAL rooted cuttings with 3–5 strong framework canes integrate efficiently into premium container programmes, where 5–7 L production and later step-up into 40–50 litre feature specimens suit thematic rose gardens and curated collections. Its dense, dark green foliage, upright, 150–190 cm growth and good self-cleaning support low-intervention maintenance and predictable shaping for solitary display and cut-flower orientated ranges. As own-root material, Marvelle underpins long-term bed and container stands with renewable vigour and reduced replacement risk, while its disease-resistant performance is well adapted to wetter western UK nursery conditions with dependable fungal tolerance. Year 1 focuses on strong rooting, Year 2 on structural shoots, and by Year 3 Marvelle reaches full ornamental impact for retail and reseller channels.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L hybrid tea container – Upright, dense plants with exhibition-type, yellow-striped blooms in 5–7 L pots positioned as exclusive hybrid tea offerings, built from NEONATAL bush-trained starts for a premium container route – target: retail / reseller.
- 40–50 L statement terrace rose – Step-up of selected, well-framed plants into 40–50 litre containers as long-lived feature pieces for show gardens and high-end terraces, emphasising colour pattern and flower form – target: landscape and collection projects.
- Cut-and-garden display line – Beds or large containers grown for both garden impact and on-site cutting, using remontant, high-centred blooms and own-root endurance to support repeated harvest – target: nurseries supplying local florists via retail partners.
- Collector’s striped rose series – Curated striped hybrid tea assortment where Marvelle represents the yellow-striped segment, leveraging own-root identity stability and premium container production for labelled collection SKUs – target: specialist nurseries and mail-order resellers.
- Institutional bed feature rose – Disease-resistant, low-intervention plants established from NEONATAL stock for prominent institutional beds, marketed as an exclusive but robust hybrid tea focus cultivar – target: public-realm and contract suppliers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as MACtaurang, traded as Marvelle Hybrid tea rose MACtaurang, with American Rose Society exhibition name Tropical Sunset; commercial type and group both hybrid tea rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, McGredy Roses International, New Zealand, from ‘Louise Gardner’ × (‘Auckland Metro’ × seedling ‘Stars ’n’ Stripes’); bred circa 1988 and introduced in 1995. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised with a Trial Ground Certificate at Durbanville in 2006, indicating demonstrable performance under trial conditions and supporting its suitability for informed professional evaluation and inclusion in curated ranges. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush habit reaching around 150–190 cm in height with 95–125 cm spread, carrying dense, dark green, glossy foliage (RHS 139A); moderately thorny stems and good self-cleaning, with petals of spent flowers generally dropping cleanly. |
| Flower morphology |
Large L-sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals, solitary on stems, high-centred and pointed-budded in a typical cut-rose style; remontant character with abundant repeat flowering, supporting extended display and cutting windows. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Yellow-striped colour type with ARS code yb and RHS 14B, 33A; buds deep golden-yellow with carmine-orange striping, opening to vivid yellow bases speckled orange-red, then creamy yellow with deepening coral-red stripes and good overall colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Soft, sweet aroma of mild strength, giving a subtle, pleasant scent without dominating surrounding plantings; primarily ornamental with double flowers that largely conceal stamens and therefore provide limited pollinator attraction in managed plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Due to its fully double flowering, hip formation is generally scarce; where present, hips are spherical, around 17–23 mm in diameter, coloured red–orange (RHS 40B), and unlikely to be a major visual or propagation feature. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with hardiness approximately −26 to −23 °C, equivalent to Swedish zone 4 and USDA zone 5b; resistant to powdery mildew and black spot, with moderate rust susceptibility and medium tolerance to heat and drought, requiring watering in extended dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited for flower beds, cut-flower use and solitary specimens; recommended as low-maintenance, with generally good disease resistance and minimal intervention; supplied bush-trained with 3–5 strong canes for premium container production targeting 5–7 L pots. |
Marvelle Hybrid tea rose MACtaurang combines exclusive flower quality, strong upright structure and disease-resilient, own-root longevity to support predictable, long-term premium container programmes; we would welcome discussing capacity planning and scheduling with you.
