MEDAL AMORINA – yellow landscape shrub rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Coverage focused nursery production is well supported by MEDAL AMORINA as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own‑root material, combining uniformity, fast establishment and a dense, spreading habit that makes it highly suitable for project mass planting and public‑realm beds. Its glossy, dark green foliage and clear yellow, semi‑double blooms deliver reliable visual impact in low‑maintenance parks, edging and ground cover schemes where consistent performance matters more than individual specimen effect. The cultivar’s strong disease resistance and H7 hardiness reduce replacement and intervention across large plantings, while own‑root regeneration supports long service life and stable stands under repeated trimming, traffic and weather exposure. In typical nursery cycles you build roots in year one, structure in year two and full ornamental value by year three, giving predictable scheduling for 1.5–2 litre project lines and larger 40–50 litre landscape stock. Nationwide UK schemes benefit from its tolerance of cold and wind in more exposed northern and upland sites, providing dependable performance for landscape contractors and project‑serving wholesalers. Tray‑rooted NEONATAL cuttings are easy to handle, batch and programme into your production plans, ensuring scalable volumes and consistent quality for thematic rose gardens, collection beds and commercial landscape assortments that require a robust own‑root platform and professional‑grade reliability.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Project Mass Yellow Groundcover 2 L – Uniform, bush‑trained 1.5–2 L plants emphasising fast coverage and dense foliage, positioned as a low‑maintenance yellow ground cover line for project mass planting – landscape contractor / project-serving wholesaler
- Landscape Feature Container 40 L – Own‑root shrubs grown on into 40–50 litre containers for instant park and commercial site deployment, capitalising on spreading habit and strong disease resistance – municipal and commercial landscape buyers
- Collection Bed Yellow Block – Consistent colour‑block plants for thematic rose gardens, using remontant, semi‑double blooms and uniform bush structure to anchor curated yellow beds – show gardens and collection-focused nurseries
- Low-Maintenance Public Bed Line – Batch‑produced, dense shrubs marketed on self‑cleaning, low grooming needs and robust hardiness, tailored to high‑traffic public beds and parks – public-realm and institutional project suppliers
- Biodiversity-Aware Yellow Edging – Semi‑double, moderately pollinator‑friendly plants in compact containers, combining continuous yellow flowering with structured edging performance – environment-focused project wholesalers and specifiers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Modern shrub landscape cultivar marketed as MEDAL AMORINA / Amorina, registered as RUIRI0109A, within the Amorina collection and used primarily as a bed and landscape shrub rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hendrikus Cornelis Adrianus De Groot (Netherlands, 2010), from ‘BOKRARUIROL’ × ‘NOA75800’; introduced 2019 in the Netherlands and later in the United States by Monrovia Nursery. |
| Awards and recognition |
Boskoop Royal Horticultural Society Certificate of Excellence, supporting its suitability for professional ornamental use where externally validated performance criteria are valued by trade buyers. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Spreading shrub, 80–110 cm high and 100–140 cm wide, with dense, dark green glossy foliage; moderately thorny stems and a habit suited to ground cover, edging and mass landscape bed applications. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi‑double, flat flowers of medium size (approximately 1.5–2.75 in), with 13–25 petals; produced in clusters of three to five per stem and strongly remontant, giving an abundant second flush of blooms. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Clear yellow base colour, from bright golden yellow in newly opened blooms to mid‑yellow at full bloom, then pale to creamy yellow at the edges; colour retention moderate with gradual, decorative fading. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mildly scented with a fresh, lively character; semi‑double flower form leaves stamens partly accessible, giving moderate pollinator interest from bees and butterflies in suitable planting situations. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces spherical orange‑red hips, around 12–18 mm in diameter, generally in moderate quantities and with limited ornamental value, so hips are not a primary feature for landscape specification. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately –32 to –29 °C (RHS H7, USDA 4b, Swedish zone 5); good tolerance of heat and moderate drought once established, and resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used for ground cover, edging, beds, containers and parks, especially in project mass plantings for public spaces; recommended as a low‑maintenance, uniform, dense bush‑trained finished product. |
MEDAL AMORINA offers fast coverage, dense spreading habit and strong disease resistance on a predictable own-root platform, supporting long-lived, uniform landscape plantings; please contact us to align on volumes, timing and integration into your project supply.
