Scented Dawn Romantica® MEItosier – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
As a pre-trained climbing cultivar with Romantica® heritage, Scented Dawn offers professional growers a reliable, own-root propagation base for vertically structured ranges where exhibition potential and retail impact matter. Its warm peach colour and strongly scented, remontant flowering fit exclusive, space-defining assortments for pergolas, arches and wall planting, supporting nursery networks supplying public-realm and high-end private projects that must cope with cool, exposed seasons and winter and wind tolerant planting schemes. Dense, glossy foliage on 7.9–12.5 ft canes responds well to staked, pre-trained production, making it straightforward to finish in 5–7 L containers as a trained climber finished product. The own-root form gives long-term stability for stock beds and collection plantings, with predictable regeneration that suits thematic rose gardens and cultivar collections, following a natural development arc of roots in year one, structural canes in year two and full ornamental value by year three under professional management. Its medium maintenance profile and moderate hardiness are compatible with UK nursery practice, while the premium cultivar authenticity and quality rating support dependable, large-scale propagation and wholesale capacity planning.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- 5–7 L Pre-trained Pergola Climber – Own-root NEONATAL cuttings trained to 3–5 canes, finished in 5–7 L pots for pergola and arch use, emphasising height and dense foliage – specialist retail / reseller climber benches.
- Fragrance Feature Climber Line – Strongly scented, remontant blooms presented as a curated fragrance range of trained climbers, standardised from NEONATAL stock – garden centres promoting premium sensory collections.
- Peach Vertical Colour Concept – Warm peach, double blooms grouped as a colour-theme climber series, grown from NEONATAL material into 5–7 L trained units – design-focused retailers and project specifiers.
- Large-Specimen 40–50 L Column Climber – Advanced own-root plants in 40–50 L containers, pre-shaped for columns and entrances, using the cultivar’s height and foliage mass – landscape and public-realm supply partners.
- Collection-Garden Reference Block Plants – Uniform NEONATAL plants grown on as labelled reference specimens for cultivar collections and show gardens, with selected units diverted into trained 5–7 L climbers – heritage and thematic garden operators.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Climbing rose cultivar MEItosier, marketed as Scented Dawn Romantica and Polka, exhibition climbing rose in the Romantica collection, with verified authenticity and premium silver quality rating for professional use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Jacques Mouchotte at Meilland International, France, from (MEIpalsar × Golden Showers) × Lichtkönigin Lucia, introduced and registered in 1991 by Meilland International for global climbing rose markets. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Vigorous climber reaching 240–380 cm in height with a 150–250 cm spread, moderately thorny canes and dense, dark green glossy foliage, requiring training and support to form vertical features on pergolas, arches, walls or columns. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, very double, cup-shaped blooms with over 40 petals, typically solitary on stems, showing strong remontant behaviour with an abundant second flush that extends ornamental interest in climbing rose plantings. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm peach blooms, RHS 22D outer and 24B inner, opening rich orange-peach with creamy edges, then lightening in strong sun; colour retention is modest with some edge fading under high light and temperature conditions. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, spicy, peppery rose fragrance detectable from a distance, contributing a pronounced scent dimension; highly double flower structure limits pollinator access, making it primarily an ornamental, fragrance-led climbing cultivar. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set is generally limited due to very double blooms; where present, hips are small, ellipsoidal, around 10–14 mm in diameter, with an orange-red colour, and have minimal impact on overall ornamental performance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated H7 with hardiness around −26 to −23 °C, suitable to USDA 5b and Swedish zone 4; disease resistance is moderate to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, with medium maintenance needs and occasional plant protection advisable. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used as a climbing feature for pergolas, arches, walls, columns and occasional cut use; prefers regular watering to maintain flowering under heat, with poor self-cleaning requiring spent bloom removal in professional production. |
Scented Dawn Romantica MEItosier offers height, strong fragrance and warm peach colour on predictable, regenerative own-root plants, giving nurseries a stable basis for trained climber production and long-lived stock blocks; we would welcome a discussion on volumes and scheduling.
