Mythos – cream-coloured hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Premium own-root Mythos propagation material offers a stable base for nursery-scale production where flower quality and exhibition-grade form are central to the finished product. As a bush-trained, 3–5 cane hybrid tea, it suits a premium container route in 5–7 L pots, integrating efficiently into tray-based propagation, batch handling and wholesale scheduling. Its remontant habit supports high-value cut-flower and specimen output, while own-root longevity underpins homogeneous stands and predictable capacity across nursery networks, including cooler regions where reliable winter and wind tolerance is expected. Developed for professional-grade stock building and private-label ranges serving thematic rose gardens, collections and show plantings, this cultivar performs best when positioned as an exclusive, cream-white hybrid tea for discerning retail and reseller partners who require consistent quality and clear differentiation in the high-end exhibition segment over multi-year production cycles following the typical roots–shoots–full-ornamental-value development arc.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea line – Own-root Mythos in 5–7 L premium containers, bush-trained with 3–5 canes, focused on flower form and exhibition-grade buds; ideal as an exclusive finished product in high-end retail / reseller assortments – target: specialist garden centres.
- Cream-white cut-and-display hybrid tea series – Container-grown plants optimised for both cut-flower harvest and on-bench display, using remontant flowering and high-centred blooms; routed via premium container programmes – target: growers supplying florist-linked retailers.
- Collection-grade cream hybrid tea for show gardens – Curated batches for thematic rose gardens and collections, leveraging own-root longevity and colour stability, supplied in 5–7 L for immediate landscape impact – target: public-realm and institutional project suppliers.
- Specimen feature rose for park and estate beds – Upright, dense-foliage plants finished in 5–7 L premium containers for use as single or small-group focal points, maximising flower visibility and exclusive positioning – target: landscape-oriented nurseries and contractors.
- Protected-production premium hybrid tea range – Mythos integrated into existing spray-managed programmes, focusing on homogeneous, own-root stands and repeated flowering for reliable scheduling – target: nurseries building branded premium hybrid tea collections.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid Tea group cultivar registered as Mythos, with current trade name Mythos Hybrid tea rose Mythos; approved exhibition name Mythos, positioned as an exclusive cream-coloured hybrid tea. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers (Rosen Tantau) in Germany and introduced in 2004; parentage is unknown, with distribution originally via Rosen Tantau to the professional rose market. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised at Monza Rose Trials with the Rose Society’s Choice award in 2005, underlining its notable flower quality and exhibition potential in competitive evaluation settings. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush with 85–120 cm height and 50–70 cm spread, dense mid-green, slightly glossy foliage, and moderate prickliness; spent flowers persist and require manual deadheading due to weak self-cleaning. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, solitary blooms with 26–39 petals, high-centred and pointed-budded in classic cut-rose style; strong remontancy, with a particularly abundant second flowering phase in season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Cream to off-white flowers (ARS WH, RHS 155C outer, 157D inner) with subtle greenish reflex; colour fades evenly to matte white with a slight silvery sheen while maintaining overall good colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, restrained scent with a creamy, musky character; primarily an ornamental cultivar where visual flower quality, form and colour subtleties take precedence over strong fragrance attributes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Forms small, spherical red hips 12–16 mm in diameter; hips are decorative at close range but usually secondary to the primary use as a flowering, cutting and exhibition hybrid tea cultivar. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to around -21 – -18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b); disease resistance is limited, with moderate sensitivity to powdery mildew and black spot and high sensitivity to rust, requiring protection. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in professionally managed, protected production with regular plant protection; suited for flower beds, specimen use, cut-flower and park plantings, released as bush-trained, 3–5 cane plants for premium containers. |
Mythos combines exhibition-grade flower form, remontant performance and own-root predictability into a premium hybrid tea option for homogeneous, long-lived stands; you may wish to discuss volumes and timing to integrate it into your programme.
