Rebecca Mary Bedding rose DICjury – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL propagation material
Floribunda propagation material of Rebecca Mary provides professional growers with a compact, bush-trained base that suits standard-container programmes and predictable 2–3 L production for retail and reseller channels. The semi-double, cluster-flowered blooms in a warm peach tonality support reliable garden performance positioning, while own-root NEONATAL cuttings offer renewable growth and stable long-term stands with low replacement in nursery beds and collection plantings. Medium maintenance needs and H7 hardiness make scheduling straightforward even for exposed projects, for example where winter and wind tolerance is important in Scottish and northern English schemes. With an RHS Gold Standard rating and multiple trial distinctions, this cultivar can underpin thematic rose collections and uniform bed plantings; year one focuses on root establishment, year two on structural shoot development, and by year three it reaches full ornamental value in finished stock. The compact habit, bush form and cluster-flowered display integrate efficiently into production systems that depend on stable, homogeneous, own-root material for wholesale-scale output.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L retail floribunda line – Compact, bush-trained NEONATAL plants finished in standard 2–3 L containers, highlighting warm peach clusters and reliable repeat flowering as a core bedding rose SKU – target audience/channel: mainstream retail and independent garden centres
- Urban park rose module – Own-root plants stepped from 2–3 L into 40–50 L tubs to create durable, medium-maintenance units for quick installation in housing estates, pocket parks and civic beds – target audience/channel: landscape contractors via wholesale nurseries
- Gold Standard feature collection – Curated bench or bed including Rebecca Mary as a Gold Standard-rated floribunda, grown on in 5–7.5 L pots for show-garden style retail displays – target audience/channel: premium retailers and show-garden partners
- Mixed peach bedding series – Colour-themed floribunda range with uniform compact habit, delivered in 2–3 L containers for easy block merchandising and predictable garden performance – target audience/channel: multi-site retailers and branded programmes
- Institutional rose hedge units – Own-root shrubs grown into 40–50 L containers for immediate-effect low hedging and bed edging in parks and institutional settings, using the bushy habit and dense foliage – target audience/channel: public-realm and institutional procurement chains
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose registered as DICjury, marketed as Rebecca Mary Bedding rose DICjury, with American Rose Society exhibition name Rebecca Mary for show and catalogue continuity. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Colin Dickson at Dickson Nurseries Ltd, Northern Ireland, from cross ‘Spice of Life’ × ‘Light Fantastic’, bred 2006, registered 2006 and introduced to the market in 2009 in the United Kingdom. |
| Awards and recognition |
Holds RNRS Trial Ground Certificate (2009), Gold Standard rating (2010), multiple floribunda and cluster-flowered awards at Belfast and Glasgow, plus Silver Certificate at The Hague Rose Trials in 2015. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact habit reaching approximately 75–105 cm in height with 70–90 cm spread, moderately thorny shoots and dense, glossy, mid-green foliage that forms full, coherent shrubs suitable for bedding use. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cupped, cluster-flowered blooms with 13–25 petals and large 2.75–3.95 inch flowers, repeat-flowering through the season with a notably abundant second flush under normal maintenance regimes. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm peach base colour with golden mid-tones, opening from deep yellowish-peach buds to rich peach-yellow, then soft peach-pink, and finally fading to delicate cream-peach; ARS code ab, RHS 23C and 15B. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, subtly scented rose fragrance with a spicy character; only moderately attractive to pollinators due to semi-double form and partly concealed stamens reducing access to nectar and pollen resources. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces only slight hip set, with occasional ellipsoidal, orange-red hips around 10–14 mm diameter, so energy is mainly directed to flowering and vegetative growth rather than prolific fruit production. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium disease resistance overall, including medium tolerance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, combined with winter hardiness rated RHS H7, corresponding to approximately −21 to −18 °C and USDA zone 6b. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, containers, urban green spaces and parks, supplied as compact bush-trained plants for standard container routes, medium maintenance with occasional pest and disease control recommended. |
Rebecca Mary Bedding rose DICjury as own-root NEONATAL material combines compact, bushy structure, repeat-flowering warm peach clusters and award-backed reliability with predictable, regenerative stands, making it a sound choice to discuss for aligned capacity and scheduling.