Najac™ Castle® – POUlcas075 – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Najac™ Castle® offers own-root stability and compact structure for dependable nursery-scale propagation, with tray-rooted pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material supporting homogeneous, low-input beds and reliable 2–3 L containers. Its bush-trained, floribunda habit and dense, glossy foliage suit systematic, repeated cropping for wholesale programmes focused on standard finished product ranges. Very good colour retention and warm ruby-red tonality help maintain presentation value through dispatch and retail, while resilient disease resistance backs predictable scheduling under UK nursery and public-realm supply conditions, including sites exposed to colder, windier seasons where hardiness and form continuity matter over successive years.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L floribunda bed rose line – Own-root, compact, bush-trained plants in standard 2–3 L pots, optimised for dense benching and low maintenance, positioned as reliable garden bedding floribundas for broad retail / reseller distribution.
- Colour-impact feature series – Ruby-red, warm-toned, double clusters with very good colour retention, finished in 2–3 L containers as a high-impact colour block SKU for garden centre tables and seasonal promotional bays in retail / reseller outlets.
- Low-input municipal bedding range – Disease-resistant, low-intervention bedding floribunda supplied from own-root stock, suitable for public-realm and institutional schemes requiring reliable, repeat-flowering performance from standard container-grown material.
- Castle® collection concept – Curated Castle® series presentation using own-root NEONATAL-based production, targeting thematic rose gardens and specialist retailers seeking authenticated cultivars with stable structure in consistent 2–3 L formats.
- Compact cut-and-garden dual-use line – Bushy, floribunda shrubs offering medium, clustered stems for informal cutting alongside bedding performance, produced in 2–3 L pots to support flexible marketing into mixed-use garden and cut-flower oriented retail / reseller channels.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Najac™ Castle® is a floribunda bed rose, commercial type floribunda bedding rose, registered as POUlcas075, used under the current trade names Najac™ Castle® POUlcas075 for professional production. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in Denmark in 2021 by L. Pernille Olesen and Mogens Nyegaard Olesen at Poulsen Roser A/S, introduced and registered around 2024, with parentage recorded as unknown in available data. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact shrub reaching approximately 70–95 cm in height with 60–85 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots and dense, glossy dark green foliage, designed for bush-trained, space-efficient bed and container use. |
| Flower morphology |
Medium-sized, cup-shaped, double flowers with around 26–39 petals in clustered inflorescences, remontant with profuse second flowering, providing sustained decorative coverage suitable for bedding and smaller containers. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Flame red petals with yellow-orange glow on the reverse, ARS code rb, RHS 46C outer and 40B inner, with colour deepening and bronzy hues as blooms mature and very good colour retention before gradual fading of yellow tones. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Described as sweet and spicy in character but with very weak, barely perceptible strength, primarily an ornamental cultivar rather than fragrance-led, with double flowers giving limited pollinator access. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small hips are produced, with diameters typically between 0–5 mm; further details on hip shape and colour are not provided in the available description. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust reported, with hardiness down to approximately -26 to -23 °C, classed as RHS H7, Swedish Zone 4 and USDA Zone 5b for structural winter tolerance. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, containers and cut flower use, on a standard container product path with 2–3 L target pot, low maintenance requirement and generally minimal intervention due to good disease resistance. |
Najac™ Castle® POUlcas075 combines compact bushy structure, strong disease resistance and vivid, stable colour on predictably performing own-root stock, making it a practical candidate for aligning container volumes and schedules across nursery and wholesale programmes.
