Paprika™ flowerbed rose TANprik – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
With its compact bushy habit, vivid colour retention and dense foliage, Paprika™ offers professional growers a predictable floribunda bedding option that suits standard-container production for 2–3 L lines and uniform retail programmes. The remontant, cluster-flowering inflorescences in paprika-red tones support reliable garden performance positioning in urban, park and domestic plantings, while the mild, spicy fragrance and pollinator-friendly flowers broaden its appeal for thematic and collection gardens. Own-root propagation provides long-term stability and regenerative capacity, underpinning homogeneous stands, low replacement rates and planned capacity for nursery and wholesale supply into retail and public-realm projects; steadily maturing from root development in year one, through structural shoot build-up in year two, to full ornamental value by year three, and coping well with the cooler, wind-exposed conditions often found in northern and Scottish sites.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Historic Medal Floribunda 3L – 2–3 L bush-trained containers highlighting Paprika™’s multiple international awards and reliable garden performance; compact, uniform plants ideal for standard finished product benches – retail/reseller channels.
- Urban Paprika Bedding Line – mass-produced 2–3 L units focused on bedding, edging and low hedge use, leveraging dense foliage, bushy habit and strong, stable colour for municipal and contractor tenders – public-realm suppliers.
- Pollinator Floribunda Mix – curated multi-cultivar 2–3 L range where Paprika™ contributes single, cluster-flowering, pollinator-friendly blooms with remontant habit and moderate maintenance needs – environmentally focused retailers.
- Classic Tantau Collection – themed historic breeder collection in 2–3 L pots, using authenticity-verified, own-root Paprika™ as a core red floribunda, emphasising long-term stand stability for show and collection gardens – specialist nurseries.
- Feature Container Starter Stock – robust 2–3 L bush forms of Paprika™ grown as semi-finished units for potting up to 40–50 L display containers, capitalising on bushy vigour and own-root longevity – landscape contractors and park services.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose, collection flowerbed rose; registered as TANprik, traded as Paprika™ flowerbed rose TANprik, ARS exhibition name Paprika; unregistered in formal registration lists. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Mathias Tantau Jr. in Germany (1956) from ‘Märchenland’ × ‘Red Favorite’, introduced 1958 via Grandes Roseraies du Val de Loire, representing classic mid‑century German floribunda breeding. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised with major awards including Geneva Gold Medal 1956, RNRS Merit Certificate 1957, RNRS Gold Medal 1959, and The Hague Gold Medal and Golden Rose awards during the early 1960s. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact shrub habit reaching about 85–115 cm in height and 50–75 cm spread, with dense, glossy dark-green foliage and moderate prickliness; self-cleaning behaviour not documented for this cultivar. |
| Flower morphology |
Single, small cup-shaped floribunda clusters with about 5–12 petals, flower size S (0.5–1.5 in), remontant with abundant second flush, supporting season-long display in beds, hedging and container production. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Paprika-red with slight orange tint; buds deep red with orange note, opening to glossy fiery-red outer petals and darker inner petals, fading moderately yet retaining a generally uniform mid‑red overall impression. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Delicate, mildly spicy fragrance character, offering a restrained but noticeable scent that complements its visual impact without dominating, suitable for public and private garden contexts and display plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip production is generally low; when present, small 6–10 mm spherical orange-red hips may appear, but these are not typically a defining ornamental or production feature for this cultivar. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated RHS H7 with USDA Zone 6b and Swedish Zone 3 suitability, tolerating about −21 to −18 °C; disease resistance is moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with moderate heat tolerance needing regular watering. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flowerbeds, low hedges, edging, urban green spaces and parks; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection, recommended as compact bush-trained plants in 2–3 L standard containers for retail-standard products. |
Paprika™ flowerbed rose TANprik combines compact bushy structure, vivid paprika-red cluster flowering and proven award-winning reliability on a long-lived own-root base, making it a sound candidate for coordinated capacity planning and scheduling discussions.
