Raymond Blanc Chefs' Roses DELnado – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
For professional growers seeking premium own-root material, Raymond Blanc Chefs' Roses DELnado offers an upright, vigorous shrub habit with dense, glossy foliage that suits premium-container programmes and exclusive retail ranges. Its large, double, globular blooms deliver consistently high flower quality and a strong, long-lasting fragrance, supporting cut-flower use as well as high-impact specimen and bed plantings. As a bush-trained start with 3–5 framework canes in 5–7 L routes, it fits modern nursery workflows and can be stepped up to 40–50 litre feature containers for thematic and show gardens. Own-root longevity underpins renewable growth and stable stands, aligning with UK nursery networks where coastal and inland projects alike value dependable performance in windy, maritime regions. With moderate disease and heat tolerance and medium maintenance needs, it integrates smoothly into professional crop plans. Planned as tray-rooted, 3–6‑month material, it supports the natural arc of Year 1 root establishment, Year 2 canopy build, and Year 3 full ornamental impact, giving you homogeneous batches, low replacement and predictable capacity across integrated supply chains.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L nostalgia shrub – Upright, dense shrub with large, double, globular pink blooms and strong fragrance in 5–7 L premium containers, grown from bush-trained NEONATAL starts with 3–5 canes – target: premium retail / reseller benches.
- Fragrant romantic cut-flower mother plants – Own-root shrubs in 7–12 L pots or beds providing repeat, strongly scented, high-form blooms for cutting, benefiting from long plant life and stable output – target: growers supplying florist and boutique retail partners.
- 40–50 L statement container rose – Stepped-up 5–7 L plants into 40–50 litre feature pots, exploiting height, dense foliage and colour impact for entrances and terraces – target: garden centres and landscape-focused resellers.
- Chefs' Roses thematic collection – Branded lines built around Chefs' Roses and Romantica identity, using uniform own-root NEONATAL stock to create cohesive premium assortments – target: nurseries and resellers offering curated concept ranges.
- Romantic rose bed mix – Batch-produced 5–7 L shrubs for mixed romantic rose beds in public or private projects, combining remontant flowering and glossy foliage for sustained display – target: project-oriented retailers and landscape supply partners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Collection: Chefs' Roses; Romantic nostalgia shrub rose. Registered as DELnado, current trade name Raymond Blanc Chefs' Roses DELnado, ARS exhibition name Club Camif®; male given-name reference. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Georges Delbard, France, before 2003; part of the Delbard Romantica group. Registration year 2003, introduction 2007; parentage not provided, initial distributor data not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided; no competition, collector, horticultural rating or global award information supplied for this cultivar at present. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub 100–150 cm high, 70–100 cm spread, dense dark green glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots. Self-cleaning is weak, so spent blooms generally require manual removal for best presentation. |
| Flower morphology |
Large L-sized 2.75–3.95 in flowers, double with 26–39 petals, globular to pompon form, produced mainly in clusters. Remontant, with abundant second flowering, suitable for both shrub display and cutting purposes. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vibrant rich pink, ARS MP, RHS 62C outer and 62B inner. Buds dark mauve-pink; newly opened blooms intense pink, fading to lighter pink with delicate silvery petal edges as they age, maintaining moderate overall colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, long-lasting scent; detailed fragrance character not provided. Double flowers only moderately attract pollinators, so the cultivar is primarily ornamental with limited pollinator benefit under garden or production conditions. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set expected to be slight. Hips ellipsoid, 8–13 mm diameter, red RHS 46A. Limited hip production helps focus plant resources on vegetative growth and flowering in professional cropping systems. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; requires occasional plant protection. Winter hardy to about -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish Zon 3, USDA Zone 6b; moderate heat tolerance but irrigation needed in prolonged drought. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, specimen planting and cut flowers. Medium maintenance; manual deadheading advised. Bush-trained with 3–5 framework canes for premium container production, with NEONATAL own-root cuttings as the professional propagation base. |
Raymond Blanc Chefs' Roses DELnado offers vigorous, remontant, strongly fragrant, premium-quality blooms on long-lived own-root shrubs that secure predictable, homogeneous stands over time; please contact us to align volumes, scheduling and integration into your crop plans.
