Samba® Fantasia® KORcapas – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Compact bush-trained Samba® Fantasia® KORcapas offers growers a stable, own-root propagation start for professional bedding floribunda production, ideal where edging, flower-bed and park projects demand predictable, medium-maintenance performance and reliable, remontant flowering. With semi-double, cluster-flowered, yellow-red blooms that hold their colour effect well in show and thematic rose gardens, this cultivar suits standard-container production in 2–3 L formats for retail and reseller channels targeting dependable, easy-to-position “reliable garden performance” ranges. Own-root material supports renewable growth and long-term stand stability, providing homogeneous batches and low replacement rates under repeated cutting and transport loads, while its bushy, compact habit, moderate height and spread simplify density planning in nursery beds and container lines. H7-rated winter hardiness down to -21 °C supports consistent field and pot culture even in cooler UK production areas, dovetailing with supply chains that must handle wetter, windier seasons and coastal exposures through a portfolio well adapted to nationwide, island-route distribution. Medium disease resistance with good tolerance to powdery mildew and black spot further eases scheduling of spray programmes on large plantings, and the development arc from root establishment in year one, structural shoot build-up in year two and full ornamental value from year three onward aligns cleanly with multi-year crop planning. The own-root NEONATAL format is engineered for integration into professional nursery workflows, with tray-grown rooted cuttings that are easy to handle, batch, and store, supporting reliable wholesale availability and capacity planning for thematic rose gardens and collection-led product ranges where cultivar identity and series continuity matter at scale.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 2–3 L bedding floribunda core line – compact, bush-trained plants in standard containers, using the moderate height and vibrant bi-colour clusters to anchor core bed-rose benches – retail garden centres and DIY chains.
- Urban edge and park border series – uniform 2–3 L stock selected for bushy habit and H7 hardiness, ideal for edging and park schemes needing medium-maintenance, reliable flowering – public-realm and municipal framework suppliers.
- Fantasia® collection feature block – curated group within a branded rose collection, leveraging the recognisable Samba® Fantasia® name and own-root stability for thematic rose gardens – specialist nurseries and collection-led resellers.
- Project-ready contract trays – batch-produced 2–3 L plants from NEONATAL beds for direct allocation into flower-bed and urban green-space tenders, exploiting uniform habit and colour – landscape contractors and integrators.
- Large-container display specimens – selected, well-branched units shifted into 40–50 L tubs to demonstrate mature height, spread and colour performance in show gardens and sales displays – promotional stock for nurseries and key retailers.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose introduced as Samba® Fantasia® KORcapas, registered under KORcapas with American Rose Society exhibition name Samba, aligned to shrub rose exhibition category for professional listing. |
| Origin and breeding |
German-bred by Reimer Kordes at W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen from ‘Columbine’ × ‘Independence’, first introduced in 1964 via NIRP International in France, with registration and breeding recorded in the same year. |
| Awards and recognition |
Not provided. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy, compact habit reaching 55–75 cm in height with 35–55 cm spread, moderately dense, glossy dark green foliage and moderate prickliness; self-cleaning is medium, with some spent blooms shedding and others persisting on the plant. |
| Flower morphology |
Semi-double, cup-shaped flowers with 13–25 petals carried in clusters of medium-sized blooms (approximately 1.5–2.75 inches), remontant with a good second flush that provides extended ornamental interest across the flowering season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Golden-yellow base with crimson-red edging (ARS yb; RHS 46A outer, 14B inner); buds golden-yellow with scarlet tips, opening sun-yellow with bright red margins, deepening to red then lightening in strong sun as the two-tone contrast gradually softens. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance description not provided in detail; recorded as a very weak, barely perceptible scent, so the cultivar is selected primarily for visual impact and bedding performance rather than olfactory contribution in planting schemes. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional spherical hips form, measuring around 10–14 mm in diameter, coloured red-orange in the RHS 40A range, offering limited but noticeable seasonal fruit interest without dominating the plant’s late-season appearance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Medium overall disease resistance with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, rust rated as medium; hardy to approximately -21 to -18 °C, corresponding to RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3 and USDA Zone 6b performance expectations. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, edging, parks and urban green spaces with medium maintenance and occasional pest or disease control; supplied bush-trained and compact for standard-container production, targeting 2–3 L pots as the main product route. |
Samba® Fantasia® KORcapas offers compact, colourful, remontant bedding performance with H7 hardiness on a renewable own-root base, giving stable, predictable stands for nurseries and wholesalers wishing to discuss capacity and scheduling in confidence.
