RÉMY MARTIN® – orange hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
With its premium flower form and grandiflora exhibition potential, RÉMY MARTIN® offers professional growers a stable, own-root propagation base for premium-container production focused on cut-flower style, high-centred blooms. The upright, vigorous bush habit with dense, dark green foliage supports efficient tray-to-5–7 L pot scheduling, and can subsequently be up-sized to 40–50 litre specimens for high-impact feature use in thematic rose gardens and curated collections. Its remontant flowering, XL bloom size and consistent, copper-orange colour range with a delicate peach undertone give strong bench appeal for exclusive finished products, while own-root longevity and regeneration capacity provide predictable crop cycles and low replacement needs. Winter tolerance is well aligned to British nursery networks, offering dependable structure in exposed nursery sites with reliable performance even in cooler, wind-affected areas of Scotland and northern England. Medium maintenance and moderate disease resistance remain manageable in professional regimes, and the softly sweet fragrance adds an additional differentiator where flower quality, form and colour are core selling points for retail and reseller partners. Across the typical development arc—roots consolidating in Year 1, framework shoots building in Year 2 and full ornamental value expressing by Year 3—this cultivar fits smoothly into planned premium-container and exclusive-finished-product pipelines that require reliability in supply and presentation.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L exhibition hybrid tea – NEONATAL bush-trained plants grown on into 5–7 L containers, emphasising XL high-centred blooms and dense foliage as an exclusive finished product line – target: retail / reseller
- Florist-focussed garden-cut rose – Own-root bushes selected for long, upright stems and 1–5 flower clusters, offered in 7 L and 40–50 litre units as a garden cut-flower concept – target: retail / reseller
- Thematic orange collection centrepiece – Used as the structural, golden-orange focal cultivar in colour-themed ranges, built from uniform NEONATAL stock and positioned as a premium anchor SKU – target: retail / reseller
- Show-garden specimen programme – Selected, well-framed plants stepped from 5–7 L to 40–50 litre containers for use in show and demonstration gardens highlighting exhibition flower form – target: retail / reseller
- Own-root hybrid tea mother-stock line – NEONATAL material established in propagation beds as a long-term, regenerating mother-stock for premium hybrid tea assortments where flower form is central – target: retail / reseller
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea / grandiflora type; registered as STARqueli, marketed as Rémy Martin® Hybrid tea rose STARqueli; ARS exhibition name Magic Lantern; commercial group hybrid tea rose, premium gold quality rating. |
| Origin and breeding |
Sport of the renowned ‘Gold Medal’ cultivar, bred by René Royon in France (1993); introduced and initially distributed in 1994 by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (USA), registered under US Plant Patent PP 8861. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised in American rose exhibition circuits: Princess of Show (ARS) East Bay Rose Society 1999, with further Court of Show/Honor placements across multiple regional American shows in the 2000–2001 seasons. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright hybrid tea bush, around 140–180 cm tall and 80–120 cm spread, moderately thorny with dense, dark green, slightly glossy foliage (RHS 137A); medium self-cleaning so spent blooms may require manual removal. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, high-centred, pointed-budded blooms in a classic cut-rose style, 26–39 petals, XL flower size (approx. 3.5 in and above), presented singly or in small clusters of 1–5 per stem; remontant with strong second flush. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Overall orange tone with copper-tinged golden-orange base and peach undertone; ARS colour ob, RHS 23A outer and 24B inner; colour holds moderately, paler in strong sun, deeper and more saturated in cooler conditions. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild yet noticeable, softly sweet fragrance; not bred for perfumery or cosmetic extraction, but offers an added sensory dimension that enhances perceived quality in premium, flower-form driven presentation and exhibition uses. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally low due to the very double flower form; where present, hips are small ellipsoid bodies about 10–14 mm diameter, orange-red (RHS 43B), with limited ornamental or production significance for most growers. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with approximate hardiness between -21 and -18 °C, aligning with USDA zone 6b and Swedish zone 3; disease resistance moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, best managed under standard professional programmes. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to flower beds, cut-flower style use and specimen planting; medium maintenance requirements, with occasional plant protection and deadheading; recommended as bush-trained, 3–5 cane stock for premium container production pathways. |
RÉMY MARTIN® combines premium flower form, strong structural habit and stable colour on long-lived, regenerating own-root stands, making it a reliable choice for exclusive hybrid tea programmes where we can align on capacity and scheduling.
