Mellite Mella® BOZangfre – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
As a compact, bush-trained shrub rose in the Mella® collection, Mellite offers compact proportions, clustered flowering and double warm golden-yellow blooms that fade through a honeyed apricot spectrum with good colour retention, giving growers a consistent flowerbed shrub for standard-container production. The dense, mid-green foliage and clearly perceptible, pleasantly sweet fragrance support reliable garden performance as a retail-facing value, while own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material provides a stable base for nursery propagation beds and 2–3 L container grow-on, even in conditions comparable to colder Scottish and northern English sites with dependable winter hardiness. Developed for professional workflows, these 3–6‑month tray-rooted cuttings integrate smoothly into planned propagation cycles: roots consolidating in year one, framework building in year two and full ornamental expression by year three for thematic and collection-led ranges.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Golden Honey Border 2–3 L – compact, bush-trained plants in 2–3 L standard containers, using the uniform height and colour-fading spectrum to create coherent border and edging lines – targeted at garden-centre and DIY retail chains.
- Fragrant Honey Shrub Mix – a perfumed assortment combining Mellite’s medium, pleasantly sweet fragrance with other scented shrubs, all grown from own-root cuttings for longevity – positioned for independent nurseries offering curated shrub selections.
- Repeat-Colour Feature Block – massed plantings of Mellite as a repeat-flowering bed rose, produced from NEONATAL stock into 2–3 L pots for quick establishment in public or show beds – aimed at landscape contractors via wholesale distributors.
- Mella® Collection Highlight Pot – a branded Mella®-range SKU featuring Mellite in a clean 2–3 L standard pot, emphasising its honey-toned colour transitions and reliable garden performance – for retail resellers building themed rose collections.
- Cold-Ready Collection Bed Line – propagation-bed or 40–50 L mother-plant units based on own-root Mellite for nurseries needing cold-tolerant, regenerating stock plants – designed for professional networks supplying northern and exposed projects.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Shrub rose, commercial bed rose type; registered as BOZangfre and marketed as Mellite Mella® BOZangfre, verified authenticity and premium bronze quality rating for professional propagation use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Biljana Božanić Tanjga at Pheno Geno Roses, Serbia, with unknown parentage; introduced and registered in 2017 through PhenoGeno Roses as breeding and initial distribution partner. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy shrub reaching around 40–60 cm in height and spread, with moderately thorny shoots and dense, slightly glossy mid‑green foliage providing good visual cover in flowerbeds and containers. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, double flowers with 26–39 petals, presented mainly in clusters on flat, shrub-type blooms; repeat-flowering with an abundant second flush suitable for extended seasonal display. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep golden-yellow buds with orange undertone opening to rich golden-yellow with salmon sheen, then warming to honey yellow and light apricot, finally becoming creamy; colour retention rated as good in typical garden use. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Clearly noticeable, pleasantly sweet, medium-strength fragrance, allowing the cultivar to contribute to scented assortments while remaining primarily an ornamental, flowerbed and container-focused shrub rose. |
| Hip characteristics |
Fruit set generally low due to double flowers; occasional small, spherical orange-red hips around 6–10 mm in diameter may develop, with limited significance for most ornamental production schemes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately -21–-18 °C, corresponding to RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3 and USDA Zone 6b; disease resistance is weaker, with high susceptibility to powdery mildew and black spot and moderate rust susceptibility. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used in flowerbeds, containers, edging and group plantings, grown as compact bush-trained plants in standard 2–3 L pots; requires regular plant protection and attentive maintenance due to higher disease sensitivity. |
Mellite Mella® BOZangfre, with its compact habit, repeat golden-yellow flowering and clearly sweet fragrance on predictable, regenerating own-root stock, offers a reliable shrub option for nurseries wishing to discuss volumes and scheduling in confidence.
