Maurice Utrillo – Les Roses de Peintres® – DELstavo – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
For professional nurseries seeking exclusive own‑root material, Maurice Utrillo from the Les Roses de Peintres® collection combines hybrid tea flower quality with reliable structure for premium container production and collection plantings. The upright, bush‑trained habit with 3–5 strong canes supports efficient 5–7 L container finishing and later upsizing into 40–50 litre display units where needed. Dense, dark green foliage frames the distinctive artist‑style colour patterning: bright red, butter‑yellow and creamy white stripes on large, cup‑shaped, semi‑double blooms, suited to cut‑flower and exhibition‑type retail offers. Own‑root propagation gives long‑term stability, regenerative growth and predictable stands for nursery networks supplying thematic rose collections and public‑realm schemes, helping to reduce replacement rates and smooth stock planning for UK supply chains exposed to cool, wind‑affected conditions typical of northern sites. Medium disease resistance and moderate heat tolerance fit UK maintenance regimes, while remontant flowering with an abundant second flush underpins high‑value, repeat‑interest display benches. From year‑one root establishment through stronger year‑two shoot development to full ornamental expression in year three, the cultivar slots well into premium, exclusive finished‑product ranges.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Artist’s Signature 5 L Bush – 5 L premium container, bush-trained with 3–5 canes, highlighting the exclusive painter-themed branding and striped blooms, positioned as a feature hybrid tea in high-end retail benches – retail / reseller
- Exhibition Hybrid Tea 7 L – 7 L pot with strong framework and remontant, large flowers, marketed for cut-and-show oriented garden use where flower quality and form justify an exclusive price point – hobbyist and enthusiast retailers
- Les Roses de Peintres® Collection Trio – themed multi-cultivar collection featuring Maurice Utrillo in matching 5 L containers, leveraging collection maintenance reliability and distinctive colour patterning – concept-focused garden centres
- 40 L Terrace Feature Rose – up-sized from 5–7 L into 40–50 litre containers for terraces and hospitality sites, relying on own-root longevity and dense foliage to sustain premium, high-visibility plantings – landscape and project channels
- Curated Rose Garden Line – nursery-propagated batches for public and institutional rose gardens, using own-root stability, hardiness and exhibition-style blooms to anchor exclusive named-collection schemes – municipal and institutional procurement
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as DELstavo, marketed as Maurice Utrillo, Les Roses de Peintres®; exhibition category hybrid tea and cut flower type with verified cultivar authenticity for professional production. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Georges Delbard, France, registered and bred in 2004, introduced after 2004 by Pepinières & Roseraies Georges Delbard, representing their painter-inspired Les Roses de Peintres® breeding line. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised in competition with a Certificate of Merit at Lyon in 2000 and a Gold Medal at Rose Hills in 2005, underlining its exhibition-value flower quality for discerning markets. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush with dense, glossy dark green foliage, moderate prickliness, reaching about 85–120 cm height and 70–95 cm spread; weak self-cleaning so deadheading is advisable for best appearance. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, cup-shaped semi-double flowers with approximately 17–25 petals, borne mainly in clusters; remontant with an abundant second flush, providing repeated ornamental impact in production and garden settings. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Bright red base richly striped with butter-yellow and creamy white; colour may partially fade and striping pale in strong sun, with ARS code rb and RHS 46A outer, 5C inner colour references. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, fresh, fruity fragrance character, subtly scented rather than strongly perfumed; semi-double form offers limited stamen access and therefore only partial attractiveness to pollinating insects. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose-hip set generally poor due to double flowers, but when present forms small, ellipsoidal orange-red hips around 10–15 mm in diameter, of minor ornamental relevance in professional production. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; tolerates heat reasonably with irrigation in dry periods, and hardy to about -21–-18 °C (USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3, RHS rating H7) for reliable UK use. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower borders, cut-flower and specimen use; medium maintenance with some pest, disease control and deadheading; recommended for premium container production in 5–7 L pots from bush-trained own-root stock. |
Maurice Utrillo delivers distinctive striped hybrid tea flowers, a strong bush-trained framework and reliable winter performance on long-lived own-root stock, providing predictable premium outputs for which it is worth aligning capacities and schedules in advance.
