Pomponella® Märchenrosen® KORpompan – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Pomponella delivers compact, upright, bushy structure with dense, glossy dark-green foliage, making it a reliable, low-maintenance floribunda bedding rose for nursery borders, edging and container lines. Its deep-pink, ball-shaped, pompon-like clusters are very double, medium-sized and remontant, supporting a consistent exhibition-floribunda finish in standard 2–3 L programmes. Strong overall resistance (ADR, Gold Standard) and H7 hardiness to -26–-23 °C help underpin predictable, homogeneous stands even for multi-site UK networks where winter and wind exposure are significant. As own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material, it offers a stable base for renewable growth, long lifespan and reduced replacement in thematic collections and public-planting supply. Disease tolerance and moderate self-cleaning keep finished products visually uniform at retail, while the award-backed reliability of the cultivar supports retail/reseller confidence and repeat listing. In typical production, roots establish in year one, framework builds in year two and full ornamental value is expressed from year three, fitting planned container and bed-production rotations with scalable capacity and secure wholesale supply.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Märchenrosen® deep-pink border line (2–3 L) – Own-root NEONATAL liners grown to compact, bushy plants with dense foliage and stable deep-pink pompon clusters in standard 2–3 L containers; positioned as a reliable, branded border/bedding SKU – target audience/channel: retail / reseller.
- Urban low-maintenance hedge module (2–3 L to 40–50 L) – Bush-trained plants used for low hedges and edging, with high disease resistance and low care needs, supplied primarily in 2–3 L but with selected modules stepped up to 40–50 L for structural features – target audience/channel: landscape contractors / public-realm suppliers.
- Themed rose-garden collection set – Own-root plants with award backing and stable habit supplied as a uniform batch for Märchenrosen® or floribunda-collection beds, focused on reliable repeat flowering and consistent character – target audience/channel: rose collections / show gardens.
- Patio floribunda container series – Compact, upright, bushy plants with colour-stable, remontant clusters offered in standard 2–3 L pots for patio and small-garden use, building a dependable repeat-purchase series – target audience/channel: garden-centre assortments.
- Integrator stock-block starter packs – NEONATAL own-root cuttings allocated to create durable, winter-hardy stock beds with dense foliage and strong health, serving as a propagation base for networked 2–3 L programmes – target audience/channel: wholesale propagation / nursery networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose in the Märchenrosen® collection; registered as KORpompan, marketed as Pomponella® Märchenrosen® KORpompan, with Pomponella™ recognised as the American Rose Society exhibition name. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by W. Kordes & Sons in Germany and introduced in 2005, with initial distribution by W. Kordes’ Söhne; parentage is not provided, but selection follows modern floribunda breeding standards. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holds ADR (Germany, 2006) and Gold Standard (United Kingdom, 2012) status, plus major trial awards including Geneva Gold Medal, Lyon Grande Rose du Siècle and multiple certificates of merit across leading European rose trials. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Forms a compact, upright, bushy shrub 70–95 cm high and 55–85 cm wide, with moderately thorny shoots and dense, glossy dark-green foliage, providing strong structural definition for borders, low hedges and containers. |
| Flower morphology |
Very double, ball-shaped pompon blooms with more than 40 petals, medium flower size on cluster-flowered inflorescences, delivering abundant, remontant flowering with some spent blooms requiring occasional deadheading for best presentation. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Deep-pink with subtle raspberry-red tones; ARS code dp, RHS 57B outer and 57C inner, with vivid raspberry-pink in newly opened flowers gradually fading to pale powder-pink under strong light while retaining excellent overall colour coherence. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance is very weak and barely noticeable, with only a delicate rosy character detectable at close range, so the cultivar is selected primarily for ornamental mass effect, flower form and colour stability rather than for scent-driven applications. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces small spherical orange-red hips, approximately 6–10 mm in diameter and borne in moderate quantities, offering some seasonal interest without significantly impacting flowering continuity or maintenance regimes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Shows strong resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, alongside H7 hardiness to approximately -26 to -23 °C (USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4), with moderate heat tolerance if regular irrigation is maintained during extended droughts. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for borders, edging, parks, low hedges, containers and urban green spaces, with low maintenance requirements; best produced as bush-trained, compact plants via standard 2–3 L container routes using own-root propagation bases. |
Pomponella® Märchenrosen® KORpompan combines compact, bushy structure, strong health and award-backed reliability with the predictable regeneration and long-term stability of own-root production; please contact us to align capacity, scheduling and propagation planning.
