Sammetglut®

Bedding rose

- – Wilhelm J. H. Kordes II.

Dark red shade with a slight sheen. - flowerbed floribunda rose - medium-strength, noticeably scented rose - warm, spicy

– XL, velvety dark red cup-shaped blooms.
– Reliable remontant flowering with strong flushes.
– Bushy, upright shrub for beds and hedges.
– Good heat and moderate drought tolerance.
– Hardy to around −25 °C for cold gardens.
– Special feature: Colour shifts from velvet red to glowing brick red, giving dramatic seasonal interest.

Standard finished product

pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted rose cutting

28,34 £

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Sammetglut® Bedding rose Scharlachglut – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting

Floribunda production on own-root material gives you a reliable base for scaling Sammetglut® into standard 2–3 L containers and uniform bedding lines, with bushy, upright growth and XL double blooms in clustered inflorescences; this medium-maintenance, remontant cultivar fits nursery propagation beds and collection-style show gardens where reliable garden performance matters, supporting UK-wide projects that must cope with cold winters and exposed sites while enabling a natural progression from root establishment in year one, structural shoot build-up in year two and full ornamental value from year three in park, hedging and urban-green applications.

Usage options

Target area	Reasoning
2–3 L standard container production	Own-root Sammetglut® fits the specified standard container route with a 2–3 L target pot, allowing efficient benching and predictable crop timing. Bush-trained, compact structure and floribunda flowering habit give a coherent, retail-oriented finished product line with reliable garden performance as the core promise for retail/reseller programmes
Bedding blocks and massed colour plantings	The upright, bushy habit and XL, double, clustered flowers give strong visual impact in bedding and flowerbed schemes. Medium maintenance and good self-cleaning reduce grooming in nursery and public-realm beds, while own-root stands regenerate well after hard pruning, supporting reliable garden performance as a visible benefit for public-realm supply
Park and urban green-space schemes	Good winter hardiness (H7, approx. -26–-23 °C) and medium disease tolerance suit long-term park plantings and municipal shrub beds. Own-root longevity supports low replacement rates and stable, homogeneous stands, underpinning reliable garden performance for framework planting in municipal and contractor channels
Hedging and informal screening lines	Height to around 110–150 cm and 85–115 cm spread give enough volume for low hedging or informal shrub lines. In own-root form, hedge sections recover uniformly after renovation cuts and maintain flowering wood, supporting reliable garden performance across linear plantings for landscape-oriented wholesalers
Specimen and focal-point shrubs in collections	The warm, velvety dark red to brick-red colour shift and XL double blooms provide a clear focal effect for individual container specimens or isolated landscape placements. Medium-strength warm, spicy fragrance adds further interest, enhancing reliable garden performance as a talking point in collection and show-garden ranges
Climbing and framework training applications	Although sold bush-trained and compact, the vigour and remontant flowering allow growers to train Sammetglut® onto low frameworks or supports where a semi-climbing look is desired. Own-root plants tolerate training and pruning cycles well, maintaining reliable garden performance for project-based landscape contracts
Ornamental fruit and seasonal interest production	Sammetglut® forms small, spherical, orange-red hips (8–12 mm) in modest quantities, adding an extra season of interest after flowering. In park and hedging use, this supports visually richer plantings with minimal additional work, aligning with reliable garden performance messaging for public and institutional customers
Heat- and drought-tolerant landscape supply	Good heat and moderate drought tolerance, provided irrigation is available in prolonged dry spells, make the cultivar suitable for exposed or urban beds and for coastal or northern UK routes where winter and wind can be severe, while the standard container route and 2–3 L pots still deliver reliable garden performance for nationwide nursery networks

Finished-product ideas

2–3 L retail floribunda line – Own-root Sammetglut® in bush-trained, compact 2–3 L standard containers, positioned as a reliable garden performance floribunda for mass bedding and small hedges – retail/reseller benches
Landscape hedge module – Block-produced 2–3 L plants for low hedging and informal screening, taking advantage of vigorous, upright growth and own-root regeneration for uniform linear plantings – landscape contractor supply
Park and urban shrub unit – Medium-maintenance, hardy shrub units produced in 2–3 L containers, using self-cleaning flowering and good hardiness to simplify maintenance briefs – municipal and public-realm tenders
Colour- and hip-interest feature stock – Selected plants grown on from 2–3 L to 40–50 L containers as focal shrubs with XL blooms and discreet orange-red hips for high-visibility sites – premium project and show-garden schemes
Framework-trained floribunda forms – Bush-trained young plants diverted into a framework-training route, using own-root vigour and remontant flowering to create semi-vertical features – design-led landscape and collection customers

Technical cultivar profile

Name and registration	Floribunda bed rose registered and exhibited as Scharlachglut, traded as Sammetglut® Bedding rose Scharlachglut; unregistered cultivar in formal registration terms, fully identified for professional production.
Origin and breeding	Bred in Germany in 1943 by Wilhelm J. H. Kordes II, from ‘Poinsettia’ × ‘Alika’; introduced by W. Kordes’ Söhne in 1952 and now offered as own-root propagation material for professional growers.
Growth and structural characteristics	Bushy, upright shrub habit to around 110–150 cm high and 85–115 cm wide, with moderately dense, slightly glossy dark green foliage (RHS 137A) and moderate prickliness suitable for structural bedding use.
Flower morphology	Double, XL-sized flowers (approx. 3.5 in) with 26–39 petals, cup-shaped and borne in clusters; remontant habit with a profuse second flowering and good self-cleaning, as many spent blooms fall naturally.
Colour data and phenology	Dark red with sheen, ARS DRR; buds rich scarlet, then velvety dark red (RHS 60A inner, 53A outer), warming to scarlet–orange-red before dulling to matt brick red; colour retention medium with attractive ageing.
Fragrance and aroma	Warm, spicy fragrance of medium strength, clearly noticeable at close range; primarily ornamental but adding sensory value in specimen and collection plantings where scented shrub roses are specified.
Hip characteristics	Produces small numbers of spherical hips, 8–12 mm diameter, orange-red (RHS 40A); contributes modest late-season interest in park, hedge or specimen settings without significant impact on maintenance.
Resistance and winter hardiness	Rated to around -26–-23 °C (H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b); medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with heat and moderate drought tolerance given irrigation during prolonged dry periods.
Horticultural recommendations	Suited to specimen, park, hedging, urban green space and climbing-style training, plus ornamental fruit use; medium maintenance needs with occasional pest control, recommended in bush-trained 2–3 L standard containers.

Sammetglut® Bedding rose Scharlachglut offers vigorous, upright own-root growth, XL double flowering and reliable hardiness for predictable, long-lived stands; please contact us to align volumes, scheduling and integration into your rose range.

Detailed product attributes

Product Identification Data

Product Name: SAMMETGLUT® – dark red bedding Floribunda rose - Kordes

Product Type: pharmaROSA® NEONATAL - rooted rose cutting

Product Quality: -

Cultivar Authenticity: Verified:26.02.2025

Cultivar Quality Rating: premium bronze

Item Number: [214] 20-478 (14.02.2026) pharmarosaneonatal.co.uk

Name and Registration

Meaning of Cultivar Name: The term "Velvet Glow" refers to a smouldering, velvety red colour.

Cultivar Synonym: Scarlet Fire; Scarlet Glow

Registered Cultivar Name: Scharlachglut

Original Trade Name: Scharlachglut

Former Name: -

Current Trade Name: Sammetglut® Bedding rose Scharlachglut

American Rose Society Approved Exhibition Name: Scharlachglut

Rose Group: Floribunda

Commercial Type: flowerbed floribunda rose

Commercial Group: Bed rose

Exhibition Category: shrub rose

Collection: Bedding rose

Origin and Breeding

Initial Distributor: W. Kordes’ Söhne (Germany)

Introduction Year: 1952

Registration Year: unregistered cultivar

Breeder: Wilhelm J. H. Kordes II.

Breeding Company / Institution: W. Kordes’ Söhne (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany)

Breeding Year: Germany, 1943

Parentage: ‘Poinsettia’ × ‘Alika’

Awards and Honours

Global and Lifetime Awards: -

Horticultural Ratings and Recommendations: -

Competition and Show Awards: -

Collectors' Recommendations: -

Growth and Structural Characteristics

Height: 3.6-4.9ft (110-150 cm)

Spread: 2.8-3.8ft (85-115 cm)

Growth Habit: bushy, upright

Foliage: The variety has moderately dense foliage; the leaves have a slightly glossy surface and a dark green shade (RHS 137A).

Prickliness: moderately thorny

Self-Cleaning Description: Most spent flowers fall off by themselves.

Self-Cleaning Intensity: self-cleaning good

Flower Morphology

Petal Count: 26-39

Flower Fullness: double flowered

Flower Shape: cup-shaped

Flower Size: XL (3,5 in -)

Inflorescence Type: clustered

Colour Code: ARS code: DRR RHS code: 53A (outer), 60A (inner)

Repeat Flowering: Remontant, with a profuse second flowering.

Colour Data and Phenology

Colour: dark-red

Flower Colour Description: Dark red shade with a slight sheen.

Closed Bud: Rich scarlet red, slightly darkening towards the tips.

Newly Opened Flower: Velvety dark red, with a slightly darker tone at the petal edges.

Full Bloom: Warm, orange-tinged scarlet red tone, with the outer petal ring slightly lighter.

Before Fading: Dulling to a matt brick-red.

Colour Fading Description: As the bloom opens it changes from a velvety dark red to a warmer scarlet–orange‑red, then dulls to a matt brick red before the bloom fades.

Colour Retention Level: medium

Fragrance and Aroma

Fragrance Strength: medium-strength, noticeably scented rose

Fragrance Character: warm, spicy

Pollinator Attraction: Double (26–39 petals) flowers have limited appeal to pollinators, as the double flower form often conceals the stamens and reduces insect access to nectar and pollen.

Pollinator-Friendly Rating: Double, 26–39-petalled flowers attract pollinators only to a limited extent, so the variety is at most partially pollinator-friendly and is primarily ornamental.

Soap and Cosmetic Use: -

Hip Characteristics

Maximum Hip Diameter: 8-12 mm

Hip Shape: spherical

Hip Colour: orange-red (RHS -40A)

Hip Comment: A rose hip produced in small quantities, 8–12 mm in diameter, spherical, orange-red (RHS -40A).

Resistance and Hardiness

Hardiness (°C): -26–-23 °C

RHS Hardiness Rating: H7

Swedish Hardiness Zone: Zon 4

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5b

Heat and Drought Tolerance Description: Tolerates heat well and moderate drought; requires irrigation during prolonged drought.

Heat and Drought Tolerance Level: good

Disease Resistance: medium

powdery mildew – medium
black spot – medium
rust – medium

Horticultural Recommendations

Recommended product path: Standard container

Recommended target pot: 2–3 L

Release form: Bush-trained, compact plant

Recommended use: Maintenance requirement medium; occasionally requires pest control.

Primary Uses: specimen, park, hedging, urban green space, ornamental fruit, climbing

Comments

Positioning: Standard finished product

Target customer/channel: Retail / reseller

Main value proposition: Reliable garden performance

SAMMETGLUT® – dark red bedding Floribunda rose - Kordes

Dark red shade with a slight sheen. - flowerbed floribunda rose - medium-strength, noticeably scented rose - warm, spicy

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PharmaRosa® NEONATAL is the cost‑effective starting point for rose product production.

As a uniform, own‑rooted propagation material, it provides a stable basis for further growing-on and can be integrated flexibly into different finished product production technologies.
Rooted in trays (rooted), 3–6‑month‑old, own‑rooted rose cutting.
Uniform developmental stage, with a root system that has thoroughly penetrated the plug.
For professional growing‑on.
Tray packaging: 10 pcs/tray.
Quality and varietal identity: production supported by a dedicated identification and traceability logic.
Can be transplanted during frost‑free periods, designed for finished product production.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL provides a controlled, uniform starting stock for planned growing‑on that can be integrated into your own technology – especially where scheduling and varietal identity are paramount.

PharmaRosa® NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug, with a root system penetrating the plug (semi-finished product / semi-finished rose). PharmaRosa® NEONATAL rose propagation material size: 3–6‑month‑old, own-rooted cutting with a uniform developmental stage. PharmaRosa® NEONATAL tray stock: own-rooted rose propagation material in trays, uniform developmental stage (10 pcs/tray).

Captions (from left to right): Semi-finished product (NEONATAL own-rooted rose propagation material in a plug with a fully developed root system) • Size demonstration (3–6‑month‑old, uniform cutting) • Root system detail (plug penetrated by the root system) • Tray stock (10 pcs/tray, uniform developmental stage)