Rodonit Romantic Rose pharmaROSA® – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Romantic own-root Rodonit Romantic Rose pharmaROSA® offers a premium nostalgia rose option for UK nurseries building high-end, exclusive lines, with bush-trained, 3–5-cane structure ideal for container production in 5–7 L as a premium route to market. Its upright habit and 100–160 cm height support specimen and border use, translating into clear, saleable grades, while remontant XL rosette blooms with 26–39 petals deliver repeat flowering interest and strong consumer perceived value. Medium-strength rose-and-raspberry fragrance and glossy mid-green foliage fit thematic and collection planting, including show gardens and curated retail assortments. On own roots, the crop develops roots in year one, builds framework shoots in year two, and stabilises its full ornamental value by year three, supporting predictable scheduling and lower replacement rates across nursery networks, even where winters are long and cold in more exposed northern and Scottish locations.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 5–7 L Romantic Nostalgia Shrub – Premium container line highlighting XL rosette blooms, colour play and fragrance; finished from bush-trained NEONATAL plants for clear specimen-grade presentation – target: retail / reseller
- Thematic Collection Rose – Raspberry Pink – Curated SKU within a colour-themed Romantic collection, using stable own-root growth and remontant flowering to ensure consistent border performance – target: retail / reseller
- Fragrant Feature Patio Rose – Upright, medium-tall shrub in 5–7 L as a single focal point, leveraging fragrance and exclusive positioning for high-impact patio and entrance displays – target: retail / reseller
- Hardy Heritage Border Line – H7, USDA 5b-capable shrub offered as a low-maintenance border rose, produced on own roots for long-term reliability in thematic and show gardens – target: retail / reseller
- Romantic Collection Signature Variety – Flagship cultivar in a branded Romantic range, combining disease resistance, high flower quality and premium container finish to anchor private-label assortments – target: retail / reseller
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Rodonit Romantic Rose pharmaROSA® is marketed as a Romantic nostalgia shrub; registered cultivar name not provided, ARS exhibition name not provided, former names not provided. |
| Origin and breeding |
Parentage not provided; discovered by pharmaROSA® and initially distributed by PharmaRosa® Ltd. (Hungary); introduction, registration and breeding years are not provided. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided; there are no listed competition results, collector recommendations, horticultural ratings or other formal national or international awards on record. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub 100–160 cm high with 50–90 cm spread, moderately thorny canes and moderately dense, glossy mid-green foliage; self-cleaning behaviour and detailed growth rate data are not provided. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, rosette flowers (XL, 26–39 petals) presented mainly singly; remontant with abundant second flowering, supporting extended display; detailed bud form parameters beyond description are not provided. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Overall pink with raspberry and purple undertones; ARS MP, RHS 65C outer and 65D inner; colour fades from vivid magenta-raspberry to lighter cool purple-lavender, with weaker long-term colour retention. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, clean rose and raspberry fragrance; double flowers with 26–39 petals reduce stamen access, so pollinator attraction is limited and it is not specifically positioned as a pollinator-supporting variety. |
| Hip characteristics |
Double flowers result in few hips; where present they are occasional, rounded rose hips 12–18 mm in diameter; further information on hip colour, persistence and seed viability is not provided. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; winter hardy to approximately -26 to -23 °C, corresponding to RHS H7, Swedish zone 4 and USDA zone 5b; heat and drought tolerance data are not provided. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Primary uses are border and specimen planting; recommended as a low-maintenance, hardy shrub generally requiring little intervention; supplied bush-trained with 3–5 strong framework canes for premium container production in 5–7 L. |
Rodonit Romantic Rose pharmaROSA® offers remontant XL blooms, robust disease resistance and hardy, long-lived own-root structure for predictable premium shrub production; please contact us to discuss scheduling and volume alignment.
