Piccadilly Hybrid tea rose MACar – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Piccadilly offers a classic hybrid-tea profile for professional production, combining high-centred XL blooms and a distinctive yellow-red bicolour ideal for premium, exhibition-led ranges. As tray-grown pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material, it provides a uniform, bush-trained base with 3–5 framework canes that is easy to schedule into premium 5–7 L container programmes and cut-flower bed stock. In UK nursery systems and public-realm supply chains, the dependable H7 hardiness and -21–-18 °C tolerance give confidence for overwintering, aligning well with projects where reliable winter and wind tolerance is essential across Scotland and Northern England. The cultivar’s dense, glossy dark green foliage and medium maintenance requirement allow you to plan realistic labour inputs while still supporting an exclusive finished product position focused on flower quality and form. Own-root production supports long-term stand stability and regeneration under propagation loads, and you can expect a natural development arc where roots establish in year one, shoots structure in year two and full ornamental value expresses from year three. Its repeat-flowering habit with abundant second flushes underpins continuous retail and reseller availability and provides a solid platform for collection plantings and thematic rose gardens seeking classic exhibition-style hybrid teas. With predictable quality and a recognised show background, Piccadilly supports differentiated, premium B2B offers for nurseries, wholesalers and integrators targeting retail and projects.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Piccadilly 5–7 L Premium Hybrid Tea – core SKU built on bush-trained NEONATAL plants finished in 5–7 L containers, emphasising exhibition flower form and bicolour effect for exclusive retail and reseller benches – retail / reseller
- Piccadilly Cut & Show Bed Pack – tray-supplied batches dedicated to cut-flower and exhibition bed establishment, exploiting solitary high-centred XL blooms and repeat-flowering to support show-focused programmes – professional cut-flower growers
- Piccadilly Collection Line – curated hybrid-tea collection units for thematic and show gardens using own-root stock for identity stability, medals and London name to enrich interpretive narratives – public-realm and collection managers
- Piccadilly Urban Park Rose – batch-produced plants for municipal and park rose beds, capitalising on bushy structure, glossy foliage and hardy performance while retaining a premium flower-quality profile – municipal and landscape contractors
- Piccadilly Feature Tub 40–50 L – large-container centrepiece product grown from NEONATAL starts up to 40–50 L for hotels, corporate entrances and prestige terraces, highlighting long-lived own-root resilience and exhibition colour – specification-led project suppliers
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose MACar marketed as Piccadilly Hybrid tea rose MACar, ARS exhibition name Piccadilly; collection and commercial group hybrid tea; rooted cutting product PICCADILLY – yellow-red hybrid tea rose - McGredy. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV from ‘McGredy’s Yellow’ × ‘Karl Herbst’; introduced 1959 by Samuel McGredy & Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland); breeding year around 1955; unregistered variety in formal registration terms. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised hybrid tea with RNRS Certificate of Merit in 1959 and Gold Medals in Madrid and Rome in 1960, underlining its historic strength in flower quality, form and overall exhibition performance within its group. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, upright plants 80–110 cm high with 60–85 cm spread; dense, glossy dark green foliage; moderately thorny shoots; moderate self-cleaning so some deadheading is still recommended for best presentation and repeat performance. |
| Flower morphology |
Very large, double, high-centred hybrid-tea blooms with 26–30 petals and pointed buds; mainly solitary flowers on stems; reliably repeat-flowering with an abundant second flush supporting extended cutting and display periods in season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Bright yellow base with vivid red edges (ARS YR; RHS 13B outer, 45A inner); bicolour may fade in strong heat, while cooler conditions enhance clarity; yellow and red tones soften progressively to creamy and pink-pale ruby shades at full bloom. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, restrained-scented hybrid tea with a fruity fragrance character; scent presence is noticeable but not dominant, allowing Piccadilly to be used in close-planting schemes and formal beds without overwhelming strongly scented companions nearby. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces a moderate number of small, spherical bright red hips about 6–10 mm in diameter; hips may add a modest ornamental element late in the season where deadheading is relaxed, though primary value remains in its flowering phase. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
RHS H7 with hardiness around -21 to -18 °C; Swedish zone 3 and USDA 6b; disease resistance medium overall with black spot resistance stronger than for mildew and rust, supporting reasonable reliability with standard monitoring and treatments. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, parks, urban green spaces and cut-flower use; medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control; ideal via premium container route from bush-trained 3–5 cane NEONATAL stock into 5–7 L or larger feature containers. |
Piccadilly Hybrid tea rose MACar combines exhibition flower form, vivid yellow-red bicolour and hardy, own-root reliability for predictable, regenerating stands; please contact us to align propagation volumes and delivery windows to your programmes.
