PAPAGENA™ – orange bedding floribunda rose - McGredy – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Floribunda production with PAPAGENA™ gives nurseries a compact, upright and bushy base plant that is easy to route through standard container systems and scalable for wholesale. This own-root NEONATAL material supports predictable stands for 2–3 L lines where low-maintenance, disease-resistant cultivars are required for retail and reseller channels focused on reliable garden performance. Stable vegetative growth and dense, dark green foliage help build uniform batches suited to flowerbed and park projects, including thematic rose collections where identity and long-term sustainability matter. Its remontant flowering with distinctive orange and yellow colour striping can underpin show-garden assortments designed for public-realm schemes in regions where winter and wind tolerance are key considerations. Own-root structure provides regenerative capacity and a long cropping life, aligning with nursery networks needing reliable capacity planning across multiple seasons, moving from root establishment in year one, framework-building shoots in year two and full ornamental expression by year three. The compact, bush-trained habit integrates smoothly into wholesale logistics, from propagation beds through to finished product scheduling.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L bedding floribunda line – Own-root, bush-trained plants in 2–3 L pots, capitalising on dense, glossy foliage and disease resistance to offer a low-maintenance, reliable garden performance line – retail garden centres and DIY resellers.
- Park and project container series – Upsized from NEONATAL material into 5–7.5 L and selected 40–50 L containers, leveraging hardiness and robust habit for institutional and municipal planting schemes – landscape contractors and public-realm procurement.
- Themed “Opera & Colour” collection – Integrated into branded floribunda assortments that highlight the Papagena name and orange-yellow striping, using own-root predictability for uniform show-garden style displays – nurseries supplying thematic ranges to specialist resellers.
- Patio feature floribunda – Compact, upright plants stepped from 2–3 L into 40–50 L patio tubs, showcasing remontant, striped flowering with minimal intervention needs – high-value patio and terrace lines for premium retail channels.
- Cut-&-garden dual-purpose SKU – Marketed as a floribunda suitable for both bedding and occasional cutting, built on remontant clusters and reliable vigour from own-root propagation – multi-purpose rose ranges for full-line plant retailers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose with registered name MACoranlem, traded as Papagena™ Bedding rose MACoranlem, also known under the ARS exhibition name Oranges ’n’ Lemons™, all cultivar identity data verified. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV from ‘New Year’ × unknown seedling, introduced 1992 in New Zealand and 1995 in the USA by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, with European distribution via Pépinières de la Saulaie. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised by the Royal National Rose Society with a Trial Ground Certificate in 1993 and selected as joint winner of the RNRS Breeders Choice award the same year, indicating robust garden and display performance. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright, slightly arching, bushy habit reaching about 100–140 cm in height and 65–95 cm spread, moderately thorny, with dense, dark green, glossy foliage that supports a full, visually coherent plant structure. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, medium-sized cup-shaped blooms opening relatively flat, typically borne in clusters, with approximately 13–25 petals and a remontant flowering pattern that delivers a strong second flush through the season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vivid orange petals marked with pure lemon-yellow stripes; buds are deep orange-red, colours soften to pinkish-orange and creamy yellow as flowers open and age, with moderate colour retention and pronounced striping impact. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is mild with a fresh, citrus character rather than a heavy perfume, offering a light, contemporary scent profile; semi-double form and accessible stamens only moderately attract pollinating insects in most settings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasionally forms small, spherical orange-red hips around 8–12 mm in diameter; overall hip set is limited due to the semi-double flower form, so hips contribute minimally to the plant’s ornamental effect. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated to about -21–-18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3) with documented resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; tolerates heat and humidity well but needs irrigation in prolonged dry periods. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flowerbeds, specimen and park use, cut-flower capable garden planting and containers, produced as compact, bush-trained plants in standard container systems, typically 2–3 L pots from own-root cuttings. |
PAPAGENA™ – orange bedding floribunda rose - McGredy offers bushy, hardy growth, strong disease resistance and distinctive striped colour on predictable, regenerative own-root stock, making it a practical candidate for aligned capacity and scheduling discussions.
