Noatraum Flower Carpet® NOAtraum – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Groundcover performance, uniformity and low-input maintenance make Noatraum Flower Carpet® NOAtraum a reliable base cultivar for large-scale propagation and landscape-driven ranges. As a spreading, dense, own-root shrub it lends itself to mass-planting programmes where fast canopy closure and consistent colour expression matter in UK project work, with dependable performance even in wetter, wind-exposed schemes in Scotland and Northern England. The combination of ADR-level disease resistance, H7 winter hardiness and good heat/drought tolerance supports predictable crop timing in 1.5–2 L production and robust behaviour after planting in public-realm beds, slopes and urban schemes. In your system, rooted cuttings can be batch-scheduled into nursery beds or liner phases, building volume for project mass planting while supporting cohesive, clearly positioned landscape assortments for professional wholesale supply. Over a typical development arc from root establishment in year one through framework building in year two to full ornamental coverage in year three, the own-root form underpins long-lived, renewable stands with stable aesthetic value.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 1.5–2 L landscape project liner – Own-root NEONATAL cuttings grown to dense, bush-trained 1.5–2 L units emphasising rapid groundcover and disease resistance, positioned as a ready-to-plant solution for mass public-realm beds – landscape contractor and framework procurement.
- Groundcover colour block range – Batch-produced Noatraum in uniform 1.5–2 L pots, grouped with compatible groundcovers to create a project-ready colour block assortment built on fast coverage and low maintenance – project-serving wholesale assortments.
- Urban slope and bank stabiliser SKU – Finished plants selected for strong lateral spread and dense foliage, configured for specifications on slopes and verges, with own-root longevity supporting reduced replant cycles – infrastructure and highways landscape suppliers.
- Thematic collection entry (landscape shrub set) – Curated batches of Noatraum produced as bush-trained shrubs in 1.5–2 L pots to serve as a benchmark groundcover in rose collections, leveraging its awards and resilience – specialist nurseries and botanic collections.
- Low-input park border module – Pre-planned quantities of uniform 1.5–2 L plants designed as repeatable modules for edging and park borders, maximising low maintenance and strong disease resistance in multi-year contracts – municipal and institutional greenspace buyers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Registered as NOAtraum with US Plant Patent PP7282; marketed as Noatraum Flower Carpet® NOAtraum, ARS exhibition name Heidetraum, a groundcover shrub in the Flower Carpet® collection. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Werner Noack in Germany in 1988 from ‘Immensee’ × ‘Amanda’, introduced after 1990 via Noack Rosen and Anthony Tesselaar Plants, representing modern groundcover breeding. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holder of ADR certification (1990) and multiple gold medals in L’Haÿ-les-Roses, Boskoop, The Hague and Dortmund, plus a Glasgow award and World Rose Hall of Fame (Weltrose) status in 2022. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Spreading shrub 40–80 cm high and 100–180 cm wide, with dense, dark glossy foliage and sparsely thorned shoots, forming a cohesive, low canopy suited to groundcover and landscape use. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cupped to flat-opening clustered blooms, 0.5–1.5 inches in size with approximately 13–25 petals, repeating well with a pronounced second flush across the season on established plants. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Base colour rich carmine-pink (RHS 57B outer, 57C inner), buds dark carmine-pink, opening vivid deep pink, then lightening towards lilac-pink, maintaining very good colour retention even under strong light. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very weak and barely noticeable, with no specific scent profile documented; visual impact and groundcover effect are the primary ornamental values rather than perfume or aromatic use. |
| Hip characteristics |
Due to semi-double flowers and common deadheading, hip set is generally low; if present, it forms small, spherical orange-red hips about 6–11 mm in diameter, with limited visual landscape impact. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Documented as resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with hardiness rated H7 (approx. –23 to –21 °C, USDA 6a), supporting robust performance in colder and variable temperate regions. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for groundcover, parks, flowerbeds, edging, slopes and urban green spaces, as low-maintenance, uniform, dense, bush-trained finished stock, particularly for project-driven mass planting schemes. |
Noatraum Flower Carpet® NOAtraum offers rapid, uniform groundcover, strong disease resistance and resilient hardiness on a predictable own-root platform that supports long-lived, stable plantings; please contact us to align on volumes, timing and project-specific propagation needs.
