Silver Jubilee™ hybrid tea rose – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Silver Jubilee™ offers prestige flower quality and reliable reblooming for UK growers aiming at exclusive, premium-container hybrid teas. As a pharmaROSA® NEONATAL own-root cutting it provides a stable, long-lived framework for nursery propagation beds and 5–7 litre crop programmes, with predictable tray-rooted material that integrates cleanly into planned production. The upright, medium-strong vigour, dense dark green foliage and proven exhibition pedigree support high-impact specimen and cut-flower lines, while own-root renewal capacity underpins homogeneous stands and low replacement over time. Its pastel salmon-pink colour range and high-centred form suit thematic rose gardens and curated collections, complementing UK public‑realm and retail-reseller assortments in cooler regions where winter tolerance and wind exposure are key. From year one roots through year two structural build to full ornamental value in year three, this cultivar fits professional capacity planning and long-term stock maintenance sustainability.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 7 L commemorative rose – Named, award-winning hybrid tea in 7 L premium containers, built from bush-trained NEONATAL plants for strong frameworks and pastel exhibition blooms – target: retail/reseller channels seeking exclusive named roses.
- Cut & show patio line – 5 L containers pruned for long, straight stems and solitary high-centred flowers, highlighting reblooming and flower form for home cutting and small shows – target: specialist rose retailers and mail-order partners.
- Pastel feature terrace pot – 40–50 litre specimen containers using upright, dense-foliage plants to create a vertical focal point with soft salmon-pink to peach flowering – target: design-led garden centres and landscaper partners.
- Hardy collection bed series – Own-root plants established in show or trial gardens to demonstrate H7 hardiness, then mirrored in 5–7 L premium containers for retail – target: public-realm suppliers and collection-focused nurseries.
- Exhibition heritage selection – Curated set of historic, medal-winning hybrid teas including Silver Jubilee™, supplied as uniform 5–7 L containers from NEONATAL stock blocks – target: high-end nurseries assembling branded heritage ranges.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid Tea group; registered as COCjubilee, marketed as Silver Jubilee™ hybrid tea rose COCjubilee; ARS exhibition name Silver Jubilee; collection and commercial group hybrid tea rose. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred in Scotland before 1977 by Alexander Morison Cocker and Anne Grant Cocker; parentage (‘Highlight’ × ‘Colour Wonder’) × (‘Parkdirektor Riggers’ × ‘Piccadilly’); introduced 1978 by James Cocker & Sons Ltd. |
| Awards and recognition |
RNRS President’s International Trophy 1977; Portland Gold Medal 1981; James Mason Memorial Prize 1981; Belfast Gold Medal 1985, underpinning its long-term exhibition and garden reputation. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush habit 100–140 cm high, 75–105 cm spread; dense, glossy dark-green foliage with moderate prickliness; suited to bush-training on 3–5 canes for premium container presentation and cutting. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double flowers with 26–39 petals; XL solitary, high-centred, pointed-budded blooms of clear hybrid tea character; reblooms well, with abundant second flush ideal for extended display and cutting. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Salmon-pink inner petals with peach base and creamy reverse, pastel overall effect; ARS PB, RHS 36B/36D; colour softens to mauve-pink and apricot tones with good retention, fading faster only in strong sun. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Mild, delicately rose-scented fragrance with fruity character; discrete but noticeable at close range, adding value to cut stems and specimen containers without dominating mixed plantings. |
| Hip characteristics |
Produces moderate numbers of globular, spherical red hips around 10–14 mm diameter, adding seasonal interest where spent blooms are not removed systematically in stock or landscape plantings. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate disease profile: resistant to powdery mildew, moderate for black spot and rust; requires occasional crop protection; hardy to about −26 to −23 °C, RHS H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA zone 5b. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for beds, cut flower, specimen and container use; medium maintenance with periodic pest and disease control; supplied bush-trained on 3–5 canes; ideal for premium container routes in 5–7 L pots. |
Silver Jubilee™ aligns exhibition-quality blooms, strong hardiness and structured upright growth with predictable, regenerative own-root performance, making it a sound candidate for premium container programmes where we can jointly plan volumes and timing.