Prestige de Bellegarde – floribunda bedding rose rooted cutting
Floribunda production of Prestige de Bellegarde as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root material offers a compact, bushy habit well-suited to 2–3 litre containers and standard finished-product lines focused on reliable garden performance. Uniform, medium-height plants with dense, mid-green foliage and vivid, non-fading red blooms support predictable crop planning and straightforward maintenance at medium intensity, aligning with retail and reseller programmes that need consistent, repeatable quality. Own-root propagation underpins long-term stand stability and regeneration, valuable for nursery propagation beds and collection blocks where identity retention and future cutting potential matter, while its hardiness profile suits exposed UK nursery sites with good winter and wind tolerance in northern regions.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L retail bedding floribunda – compact, bushy plants in 2–3 litre standard containers highlighting vivid, unfaded red colour and remontant flowering; positioned as a reliable garden performance bedding rose for national retail and garden-centre chains.
- Colour-blocked red border line – uniform lots selected for consistent 60–90 cm height and dense foliage, routed via standard container production; aimed at bed and border programmes within “standard finished product” floribunda ranges for multi-site nursery retailers.
- Collection-grade floribunda shrub – own-root, bush-trained plants grown on in 3 litre then 40–50 litre display containers for thematic and show gardens, using stable origin and exhibition background to support curated assortments for public-realm and institutional projects.
- Edging and low-hedge project pack – pre-graded 2–3 litre plants with 50–70 cm spread potential offered in project quantities, optimised for medium maintenance schemes requiring reliable garden performance in public or communal beds for landscape contractors and municipal buyers.
- Own-root mother-plant units – NEONATAL rooted cuttings grown to sturdy bush form in standard containers, then planted into nursery beds or large pots (40–50 litre) as renewable propagation stock underpinning volume supply of standard finished products for nursery networks and integrators.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose from the Bedding rose collection, registered as EVEprest and traded as Prestige de Bellegarde; ARS exhibition name Prestige de Bellegarde, for cut flower and exhibition shrub use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in France in 1974 by André Ève, introduced after 1992 through Les Roses Anciennes André Ève; registration year 1992, with parentage not provided and positioned within the floribunda group. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holds an Orléans Rose d’Or (Arany Rózsa, Golden Rose) distinction from 1976, signalling recognised ornamental value and exhibition suitability within European rose evaluation contexts. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy habit reaching 60–90 cm in height with 50–70 cm spread; dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots, and no specific data available regarding self-cleaning capacity or persistence of spent blooms. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double cluster-flowered blooms of medium size (approximately 1.5–2.75 inches), 17–25 petals, cup-shaped form; remontant with an abundant second flowering phase supporting extended ornamental display potential. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Clear, vivid red flowers (RHS 46A inner and outer, ARS mr) that do not fade during opening; fully open blooms remain bright red and darken slightly before ageing, with glossy, uniformly coloured buds and petals. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
No noticeable fragrance reported, rated as unscented; semi-double flower form with reduced stamen accessibility, so limited attractiveness to pollinators and no identified cosmetic or soap-related fragrance uses. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional spherical hips produced, 10–14 mm in diameter, coloured red (RHS 53A); not noted as a dominant ornamental feature but relevant for seed collection or incidental seasonal interest in some plantings. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium disease resistance with moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot, and rust; hardy to approximately –18 to –15 °C, corresponding to RHS H6, Swedish zone 2 and USDA zone 7a; heat and drought data not provided. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for borders, edging, containers and cut flowers; medium maintenance requirement with occasional pest and disease control; supplied as bush-trained, compact plants suited to standard container production, particularly 2–3 litre target pots. |
Prestige de Bellegarde offers compact floribunda structure, vivid stable red colour and recognised garden reliability on a long-lived own-root base, giving predictable stands and renewable stock for which we would be pleased to coordinate capacity and scheduling with you.
