PAPAGENO™ – red-and-white bedding floribunda rose - McGredy
PAPAGENO™ offers visual impact and reliable remontancy for nurseries seeking distinctive, own-root propagation material for standard container production in the 2–3 L range. The bush-trained, compact, upright habit with moderately dense foliage supports efficient bench spacing and uniform batch presentation for retail and reseller programmes. Its raspberry-red and cream-white striped blooms provide strong thematic interest for collection and show-garden concepts, while the remontant, cluster-flowering character supports ongoing colour in beds, parks and containers. Medium maintenance requirements and balanced disease performance, including useful black-spot resistance, help maintain consistent quality across larger plantings. As an own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL cutting, it underpins long-term capacity planning for nursery networks, evolving from root establishment in year one through structural crown build-up in year two to full ornamental value from year three. This makes it a practical option for UK nursery systems operating in varied climates, including sites where winter and wind tolerance are important, while supporting professional, wholesale-scale production of differentiated, reliable rose ranges on a stable own-root platform for nursery and wholesale partners in the UK.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Striped Bedding Performer – 2–3 L standard containers from bush-trained NEONATAL stock, focused on uniform upright, bushy plants for high-impact bedding displays, channelled through retail/reseller programmes emphasising reliable garden performance – retail / garden-centre chains
- Hand-Painted Collection Line – curated 2–3 L range grouped under Hand-painted roses, leveraging the distinctive raspberry-red and cream-white striping and own-root stability for thematic and show-garden offers – specialist nurseries and collection-focused resellers
- Park and Public Bed Range – bulk-produced bed roses for municipal and park plantings, using remontant, clustered flowering, medium maintenance needs and own-root regeneration to support predictable seasonal colour – public‑realm and contractor channels
- Patio and Specimen Container Rose – bush-trained, compact plants in 2–3 L standard containers, optionally grown on to 40–50 L feature pots, using upright habit and profuse second flowering to create strong focal points – independent garden centres and landscapers
- Pollinator-Friendly Display Block – blocks of NEONATAL-derived stock for pollinator-conscious beds and feature containers, combining accessible, bee-attractive double blooms with reliable repeat flowering and own-root longevity – sustainability-led retail and project suppliers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose registered as MACgoofy, traded as Papageno™ Hand-painted roses MACgoofy; ARS exhibition name Papageno, positioned as a bedding floribunda rose for standard finished product offers. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV (McGredy Roses International) from ‘Freude’ × ‘Donald Duck’; registered in 1982 and introduced from 1989 via McGredy (New Zealand) and Rosen-Union e.G. in Germany. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Own-root, upright, bushy plants reaching 100–140 cm tall and 75–105 cm wide, moderately dense mid‑green, slightly glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots and weak self-cleaning requiring some manual deadheading. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, cup-shaped blooms with 26–39 petals, carried in clusters; remontant with a profuse second flush that sustains colour impact in beds, containers and park plantings across the main season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Bright raspberry-red base with irregular cream-white striping and speckling; ARS RB, RHS 53A outer and 155D inner; red tones fade towards rose-pink with age while white striping remains clearly contrasting in full bloom. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, pleasantly scented rose fragrance with a harmonious character, sufficient for close-up enjoyment in containers and specimen plantings without dominating mixed display areas or interfering with colour-led concepts. |
| Hip characteristics |
Moderately formed spherical orange-red hips, around 12–18 mm in diameter, adding discreet seasonal interest where deadheading is relaxed, though primary use remains ornamental flowering rather than hip display. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium overall disease resistance with good black-spot resistance, medium vulnerability to powdery mildew and rust; hardy approximately to -15 to -12 °C (H6, Swedish zone 2, USDA 7b), tolerating heat with irrigation in dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, parks, containers, specimen and cut-flower use; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection; best routed via standard container production, targeting mainly 2–3 L pots from bush-trained plants. |
PAPAGENO™ Hand-painted roses MACgoofy combines distinctive striped colour, remontant cluster flowering and upright, bushy structure with predictable, regenerative own-root performance; please contact us to align capacities, timings and specification for your programmes.
