Penelope Hobhouse

Park - shrub rose

- – John Scarman

Milky-white petals with a subtle creamy tint. - park rose - medium-strength, clearly perceptible fragrance rose - fresh, musky character

– Reliable, repeat-flowering garden performer
– Medium, fresh musky fragrance for enjoyment
– Strong resistance to major rose diseases
– Hardy shrub rose for colder climates
– Lightly thorned, dense foliage structure
– Special feature: Forms pretty orange‑red hips after bloom.

Standard finished product

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

27,86 £

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PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose – Scarman

Professional own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of PENELOPE HOBHOUSE offers a stable base for nursery and wholesale production, combining bushy structure, dense light-green foliage and remontant flowering into a versatile park-shrub proposition for borders, hedging and specimen work. Semi-double, cup-shaped blooms in milky-white with a creamy tint and a golden-yellow stamen crown bring clear visual identity for thematic rose gardens and curated collections, while a fresh, musky fragrance and pollinator-friendly morphology support public-realm and institutional projects where ecological messaging adds value. Reliable disease resistance (H7 hardiness, down to -21 °C) supports predictable crop quality even in sites with cold winters and strong winds, aligning well with UK nursery supply chains into exposed northern and municipal schemes. As own-root, tray-grown cuttings deliver long-lived, renewable stands with low replacement needs, moving from root establishment in year one through structural shoot build-up in year two to full ornamental performance in year three for dependable standard finished product ranges. Low-maintenance, hardy performance and a compact, bush-trained habit integrate efficiently into 2–3 L standard container lines for retail/reseller partners seeking reliable garden performance.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
Border and mixed-shrub programmes	The bushy, compact structure with 130–200 cm height and 120–180 cm spread gives a readable framework for border and mixed-shrub formats. In a 2–3 L standard container route, bush-trained young plants fill quickly for standard finished product scheduling while remaining manageable in nursery beds. Own-root longevity supports repeat cropping and low replacement in border-led retail assortments, particularly useful where nursery networks are supplying exposed northern garden schemes with strong wind and winter conditions. The year-on-year progression from root establishment through shoot build and then full ornamental expression supports consistent retail / reseller ranges for nursery buyers.
Hedge and linear planting production	The dense foliage, moderate height and low maintenance requirement are well suited to informal hedge and linear planting product lines. In production, a standard container path with bush-trained, compact stock enables efficient spacing and pruning, while own-root material underpins durable, homogeneous hedge blocks for public and private schemes. Low intervention needs match resource-conscious maintenance regimes and help nurseries promise reliable garden performance to downstream channels. This combination of structural clarity and resilience is attractive for public‑realm suppliers.
Container and patio shrub ranges	The compact, bush-trained release form is ideal for 2–3 L pots, where semi-double cup-shaped flowers and light-green foliage present well at point of sale. Own-root propagation provides predictable regrowth after transport and retail handling stress, reducing quality variance across volumes. Recurrent flowering with an abundant second flush allows growers to time crops for staggered retail windows, backing a stable, season-bridging range within standard finished product portfolios. This is particularly valuable in container-focused offerings for garden‑centre chains.
Specimen and feature plant SKUs	The combination of milky-white, creamy-tinted blooms, golden stamens and fresh musky fragrance creates a clear feature identity for specimen SKUs. When grown on from NEONATAL trays into larger units, including 40–50 litre feature containers, the own-root base supports long-term structure and regeneration, important where plants are repositioned as focal points in thematic rose gardens. Reliable disease resistance and hardy performance simplify after-sales care commitments for project-based clients, sustaining the promise of reliable garden performance toward landscape contractors.
Against-wall and obelisk production	The combination of bushy habit and small-climber suitability allows flexible finishing against supports such as obelisks, short walls or low trellis. Growers can train bush-form NEONATAL starts in standard containers, then up-pot selected lines to 40–50 litre supported units as premium SKUs. Own-root structure tolerates repeated training and pruning cycles, supporting predictable shape over seasons for curated ranges in show gardens and private-label thematic collections. This alignable structure and reliability suit programme-based integrator systems.
Cut-flower side-product lines	Semi-double, small, cluster-flowered stems with a fresh musky fragrance allow supplementary cut-flower use alongside core garden positioning. For nurseries, this opens dual-purpose cropping from the same 2–3 L standard container pipeline, with own-root stands providing renewable stem production over multiple years in mother blocks. The remontant, abundant second flowering supports repeated harvest windows, while disease resistance maintains foliage quality that is essential for decorative stems. This dual-value angle can be leveraged by wholesale floriculture.
Pollinator- and ecology-focused assortments	The semi-double flower form with accessible stamens, together with a clearly perceptible musky fragrance, supports pollinator attraction in public and private plantings. In professional production, positioning PENELOPE HOBHOUSE within themed ecology or “pollinator-friendly” shrub collections enhances the value of standard finished product lines beyond pure ornament. Own-root robustness and low-maintenance performance are important where institutional and municipal clients seek long-lived, low-input plantings that communicate environmental responsibility, a useful narrative for municipal tenders.
Rose collection and thematic garden supply	The Hybrid Moschata background, clear white-cream colour identity and verified authenticity make this cultivar a logical component in named-collection and thematic rose garden offers. pharmaROSA NEONATAL own-root material supports cultivar maintenance beds and living collections, ensuring genetic stability and long-term stand renewal with low replacement rates. The hardy, disease-resistant performance and remontant flowering help curators maintain consistent displays while managing limited maintenance resources. These traits support collection-building projects for botanic‑garden buyers.

Finished-product ideas

2–3 L Border Shrub Line – Bush-trained, compact plants finished in 2–3 L containers, highlighting bushy structure and dense foliage for reliable border use – target audience/channel: retail / reseller standard shrub programmes.
Informal Hedge Modules – Multi-unit packs produced from uniform own-root stock, leveraging dense foliage, hardy performance and low maintenance for informal hedging – target audience/channel: landscaper and public‑realm supply chains.
Fragrant Feature Container – Selected plants grown on into 40–50 litre containers, using recurrent flowering and musky fragrance for high-impact specimen display – target audience/channel: garden centres and landscape specifiers.
Pollinator-Themed Rose Mix – Mixed-sku trolley concepts combining this pollinator-friendly, semi-double white shrub with other own-root cultivars, built on disease resistance and ecological value – target audience/channel: multiple retail campaigns.
Thematic Collection Rose – Authenticated Hybrid Moschata stock supplied for named rose collections and show gardens, focusing on reliable garden performance and long-term own-root stability – target audience/channel: nurseries serving collections and institutions.

Technical cultivar profile

Parameter	Data
Name and registration	Current trade name PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose – Scarman, in the Park - shrub rose commercial group; registered cultivar name not provided, ARS exhibition name not provided.
Origin and breeding	Hybrid Moschata shrub, descendant of Rosa moschata × Rosa soulieana, bred by John Scarman at Scarman Roses, Germany, introduced and registered in 2003 by the same company.
Growth and structural characteristics	Bushy habit with dense, slightly glossy light-green foliage, sparsely thorned shoots; typical height 130–200 cm with 120–180 cm spread, forming substantial park-shrub or small-climber structures in maturity.
Flower morphology	Semi-double, cup-shaped flowers with 13–25 petals, small size (0.5–1.5 in) borne in large clusters; remontant with a particularly abundant second flowering; self-cleaning is moderate, leaving decorative hips.
Colour data and phenology	Milky-white blooms with subtle creamy tint; buds softly pink, opening to white with a faint blush at petal edges; pure white at full bloom with golden-yellow stamens; colour described as holding well with weak overall fading.
Fragrance and aroma	Fresh, musky character with medium strength, clearly perceptible in the garden; semi-double form and accessible stamens provide moderate pollinator attraction in borders, hedges and mixed shrub plantings.
Hip characteristics	Moderately abundant orange-red hips, ellipsoidal in shape, around 10–16 mm diameter; follow the moderately self-cleaning flowers and can contribute seasonal interest in landscape and collection settings.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C with RHS H7 rating, corresponding to Swedish Zone 3 and USDA Zone 6b, suitable for cold-winter conditions.
Horticultural recommendations	Recommended for borders, specimen use, containers, walls, small climber roles, hedges and obelisks; low maintenance, hardy habit suits standard container production with 2–3 L target pots and bush-trained, compact release.

PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose – Scarman offers disease-resistant, bushy own-root shrubs with recurrent flowering and long-lived, predictable stands, making it a dependable option for aligning capacity and scheduling in professional rose programmes.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose - Scarman

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:31.07.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: premium bronze

Item Number: [998] 20-282 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: The name is a feminine given name.

Cultivar Synonym: -

Registered Cultivar Name: -

Original Trade Name: Penelope Hobhouse

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Penelope Hobhouse Park - shrub rose Scarman

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: -

Rose Group: Hybrid Moschata

Commercial Type: park rose

Commercial Group: Park - shrub rose

Exhibition Category: shrub rose

Collection: Park - shrub rose

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: Scarman Roses (Germany)

Introduction Year: 2003

Registration Year: 2003

Breeder: John Scarman

Breeding Company / Institution: Scarman Roses (Germany)

Breeding Year: Germany, 2003

Parentage: Descendant of Rosa moschata × Rosa soulieana

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: -

Competition and Show Awards: -

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 4.3-6.6ft (130-200 cm)

Spread: 3.9-5.9ft (120-180 cm)

Growth Habit: bushy

Foliage: This variety has dense foliage; the leaves are slightly glossy and light green in colour.

Prickliness: sparsely thorned

Self-Cleaning Description: The petals of spent flowers mostly fall off, leaving a rose hip to develop.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: Self-cleaning: moderate

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 13-25

Flower Fullness: semi-double

Flower Shape: cup-shaped

Flower Size: S (0,5-1,5 in)

Inflorescence Type: cluster-flowered, large-sized

Colour Code: ARS code: W RHS code: 155C (outer), 155D (inner)

Repeat Flowering: Remontant; the second flowering is abundant.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: white

Flower Colour Description: Milky-white petals with a subtle creamy tint.

Closed Bud: Bud with a soft pastel pink overlay that eventually lightens.

Newly Opened Flower: A faint pink blush on the outer edges of the white petals.

Full Bloom: Pure white petals with a golden‑yellow crown of stamens in the centre.

Before Fading: The white petals take on a creamy colour, becoming paler without fading.

Colour Fading Description: Colour holds well; pale pink buds open to white.

Colour Retention Level: weak

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: medium-strength, clearly perceptible fragrance rose

Fragrance Character: fresh, musky character

Pollinator Attraction: Semi-double (13–25 petals) flowers provide moderate attraction to pollinators, as the partially filled form still allows some access to the stamens and pollen.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Considered pollinator-friendly due to its semi-double blooms and fragrance.

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 10-16 mm

Hip Shape: ellipsoidal

Hip Colour: orange-red

Hip Comment: Moderately abundant, 10–16 mm in diameter, ellipsoidal, orange-red rose hip.

Resistance and Hardiness

Hardiness (°C): -21–-18 °C

RHS Hardiness Rating: H7

Swedish Hardiness Zone: Zon 3

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6b

Heat and Drought Tolerance Description: Can be grown in warm conditions, but requires watering during prolonged dry periods.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: -

Disease Resistance: resistant

powdery mildew – resistant
black spot – resistant
rust – resistant

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Standard container

Recommended target pot: 2–3 L

Release form: Bush-trained, compact plant

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement low; a hardy variety that generally requires minimal intervention.

Primary Uses: border, specimen, container, against a wall, cut flower, small climber, hedge, obelisk

Comments

Positioning: Standard finished product

Target customer/channel: Retail / reseller

Main value proposition: Reliable garden performance

PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose - Scarman

Milky-white petals with a subtle creamy tint. - park rose - medium-strength, clearly perceptible fragrance rose - fresh, musky character

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PharmaRosa® NEONATAL is the cost‑effective starting point for rose product production.

As a uniform, own‑rooted propagation material, it provides a stable basis for further growing-on and can be integrated flexibly into different finished product production technologies.
Rooted in trays (rooted), 3–6‑month‑old, own‑rooted rose cutting.
Uniform developmental stage, with a root system that has thoroughly penetrated the plug.
For professional growing‑on.
Tray packaging: 10 pcs/tray.
Quality and varietal identity: production supported by a dedicated identification and traceability logic.
Can be transplanted during frost‑free periods, designed for finished product production.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL provides a controlled, uniform starting stock for planned growing‑on that can be integrated into your own technology – especially where scheduling and varietal identity are paramount.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug, with a root system penetrating the plug (semi-finished product / semi-finished rose). PharmaRosa® NEONATAL rose propagation material size: 3–6‑month‑old, own-rooted cutting with a uniform developmental stage. PharmaRosa® NEONATAL tray stock: own-rooted rose propagation material in trays, uniform developmental stage (10 pcs/tray).

Captions (from left to right): Semi-finished product (NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug with a fully developed root system) • Size demonstration (3–6‑month‑old, uniform cutting) • Root system detail (plug penetrated by the root system) • Tray stock (10 pcs/tray, uniform developmental stage)