Pearl Abundance® – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Reliable own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of Pearl Abundance® offers a compact, bushy habit with dense, glossy foliage and softly cupped, cream blossoms suited to flower beds and standard container routes. Its floribunda clusters support uniform flowering canopies in 2–3 L nursery production, ideal for retail-positioned, standard finished products focused on dependable garden performance. With H7 winter hardiness down to –21 °C and good resistance to key foliar diseases, it underpins predictable capacity in nursery networks serving public and private projects, including sites where exposure to winter and wind is a regular planning factor. Own-root structure promotes long-term stand stability, low replacement and consistent quality, giving You a durable propagation base that fits UK scheduling realities, from Year 1 root establishment through Year 2 framework building and into full ornamental value in Year 3. The restrained, classic rose fragrance and shell-pink-blushed cream colour read well in both massed plantings and higher-value collection beds, while the bush-trained, compact form integrates smoothly into automated container lines and wholesale logistics.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L Masterpiece Bed Rose – Standard container-grown Pearl Abundance® in 2–3 L pots, leveraging its compact bushy habit and low-maintenance, disease-resistant performance as a “standard finished product” for reliable garden bedding ranges – retail/reseller channels.
- Collection-Line Cream Floribunda – Curated Harkness Masterpiece Collection® SKU highlighting the shell-pink-blushed cream flowers and classic floribunda clusters, propagated from NEONATAL own-root material to support long-term collection continuity – specialist nurseries and show gardens.
- Urban Terrace Patio Rose – Compact, bush-trained plants for terrace and balcony containers, built on standard container production with robust disease resistance and controlled height for neat silhouettes and low-service urban use – garden centres serving city gardeners.
- Landscape Bedding Module 40–50 L – Larger, pre-structured shrubs in 40–50 L containers grown on from NEONATAL cuttings, designed for instant-effect flower beds in public-realm and institutional projects where reliability and reduced intervention are priorities – landscape contractors and municipal buyers.
- Private-Label Cream Bed Rose – Own-brand floribunda offer using Pearl Abundance® as a stable, own-root base, combining standard 2–3 L container production with remontant flowering and dependable garden performance messaging – multiple retailers and integrator systems.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose, registered as HARfrisky, marketed as Pearl Abundance® within the Harkness Masterpiece Collection®; ARS exhibition name Pearl Abundance, exhibition category shrub rose / exhibition floribunda. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Richard Harkness (R. Harkness & Co. Ltd., United Kingdom), parentage unknown; bred in 1998, introduced and registered with PBR in the UK in 2006, initially distributed by R. Harkness & Co. Ltd. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact habit with dense, glossy dark green foliage; height around 70–90 cm with 50–70 cm spread; moderately thorny shoots; supplied as bush-trained plants suitable for containers and bed applications. |
| Flower morphology |
Floribunda-type, cluster-flowered, double blooms with 26–39 petals; medium-sized flowers around 1.5–2.75 inches; cupped form; remontant with a generous second flowering, providing extended display potential. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Soft cream petals with a shell-pink blush on outer edges; buds pastel pink with creamy tones; newly opened blooms show pale pink outer petals and creamy white centres, fading gradually toward warm cream and near ivory-white. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, restrained fragrance with a classic rose character; primarily ornamental rather than scent-focused; double form and high petal count limit nectar and pollen access, so pollinator value is considered low in production planning. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is expected to be poor due to double, 26–39 petalled blooms, though small spherical red hips (RHS 41A), about 6–10 mm in diameter, may occasionally appear without strong ornamental significance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Good resistance reported to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; RHS hardiness H7 with approximate range –21 to –18 °C, USDA zone 6b, Swedish zone 3; moderate heat and drought tolerance, needs irrigation in prolonged dry spells. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, containers, terraces, urban green spaces and some cutting; recommended as a low-maintenance, bush-trained compact plant for standard container production, typically in 2–3 L pots for reliable garden performance. |
Pearl Abundance® as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material offers compact, bushy plants with strong disease resistance and H7 winter hardiness, supporting predictable, long-lived stands for which we would be pleased to coordinate volumes and scheduling with you.
