Delarle – Les Roses de Peintres® bedding floribunda for professional propagation
As a tray-grown pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root cutting, Delarle offers floribunda reliability for nursery beds, container lines and wholesale ranges built around bedding colour impact and dependable garden performance. Bush-trained and compact, it fits smoothly into a standard 2–3 L container route, with predictable height and upright structure supporting efficient bench density and uniformity. The distinctive pink-yellow painterly effect delivers strong visual differentiation for thematic collections and show gardens, while repeat flowering clusters and medium maintenance needs support practical production and aftercare planning. Own-root material provides stable, renewable stock for longer-term capacity with low replacement rates, well aligned to nursery networks serving public and institutional schemes in cooler UK regions where winter robustness is valued in exposed sites. The clear, fresh fragrance adds cut-flower versatility alongside bed use, and with year 1 root establishment, year 2 structural build and year 3 full ornamental value, Delarle can underpin credible, sustainable finished ranges for wholesale partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L bedding floribunda line – Core range SKU using the standard container route for upright, compact bushes with reliable garden performance in beds and borders – target audience/channel: retail/reseller bedding programmes.
- Painterly collection series – Curated Les Roses de Peintres® assortment in 2–3 L pots highlighting the pink-yellow streaked colour effect and thematic storytelling – target audience/channel: retail/reseller thematic and show-garden concepts.
- Urban feature patio rose – Own-root plants stepped up from 2–3 L to 40–50 litre containers for durable urban planters, combining cold tolerance with medium maintenance needs – target audience/channel: public-realm and institutional suppliers.
- Cut-and-display garden rose – Bed and specimen production emphasising remontant flowering and fragrant, large, double clusters, sold as garden plants with incidental cut-flower potential – target audience/channel: garden-centre and nursery retail partners.
- Collection maintenance stock block – Dedicated propagation and conservation stands grown from pharmaROSA NEONATAL material to secure long-term own-root stock with stable characteristics – target audience/channel: nurseries and integrator networks.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Registered as DELarle, marketed as Delarle Les Roses de Peintres® DELarle, exhibition name Rose des Cisterciens; floribunda, bedding rose for beds and cut use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Georges Delbard, France, with parentage not provided; introduced and registered in 1998 by Pépinières & Roseraies Georges Delbard / Georges Delbard SA. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright shrub 100–150 cm high, 60–90 cm spread, moderately dense dark green glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots, poor self-cleaning so spent blooms need removal. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double-flowered clusters with 26–39 petals, cupped form, remontant with an abundant second flush, suitable for decorative bedding and garden cut stems. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Petals pink with buttery-yellow streaks, ARS pb, RHS 62C outer, 11C inner; colours fade to pastel pink and almost white while retaining very good overall colour effect. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, clearly perceptible scent with fresh, citrusy, berry notes, adding sensory value in garden settings and for informal local cut-flower use. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set generally sparse due to double blooms; occasional small ovoid hips 10–14 mm in diameter, orange-red when present, with limited ornamental significance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to around -23 to -21 °C (H7, USDA 6a, Swedish zone 3); medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, requiring occasional protective treatments. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to beds, containers, specimen and urban green spaces; medium maintenance with some pest and disease control; recommended as a bush-trained compact plant in 2–3 L standard containers. |
Delarle Les Roses de Peintres® DELarle combines upright, compact floribunda structure, distinctive pink-yellow painterly blooms and robust cold tolerance in an own-root form that supports predictable, regenerative stands; please contact us to discuss volumes and scheduling.
