TEQUILA® II – orange landscape shrub rose – MEILLANDECOR® MEIpomolo
Uniformity in TEQUILA® II MEILLANDECOR® MEIpomolo gives nurseries a predictable, dense, bushy structure that supports low-input, landscape mass-planting production and urban contract supply. This own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL propagation material develops as Year 1 roots, Year 2 canopy build-up and Year 3 full ornamental coverage, providing a stable base for long-term bed and park schemes. Its resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, combined with H7 hardiness and USDA 5b performance, supports nationwide UK project supply, including sites with winter and wind exposure typical of Scottish and northern English contracts. Strongly remontant, cluster-flowered, warm orange blooms with good self-cleaning deliver sustained impact in high-traffic flower beds, borders and urban green space without intensive grooming. The shrub’s mid-green, slightly glossy foliage enhances contrast in project palettes, while good heat and moderate drought tolerance holds ornamental value through warmer periods. Supplied as 3–6‑month, tray‑rooted own‑root cuttings, TEQUILA® II integrates efficiently into nursery propagation beds and container lines, underpinning volume scaling, private-label project ranges and thematic rose collections for public-realm and show-garden partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Municipal Mass-Planting Module 2L – Uniform 1.5–2 L bush-trained TEQUILA® II units for fast coverage, exploiting disease resistance and self-cleaning for low-maintenance municipal beds – target: landscape contractor tenders.
- Urban Border Line 40L – Up-potted 40–50 litre shrubs from NEONATAL material, using strong remontancy and bushy structure for focal urban borders in parks and housing estates – target: project-serving wholesalers.
- MEILLANDECOR® Orange Accent Bed Pack – Batch-configured 1.5–2 L plants for branded orange accent beds, combining uniformity and warm colour effect for thematic rose gardens – target: public-realm and show-garden projects.
- Low-Maintenance Estate Shrub Mix – TEQUILA® II integrated into a mixed shrub offer, leveraging hardiness and low pruning need, produced via 1.5–2 L route for easy mass deployment – target: integrators and estate managers.
- Project Reserve Stock Blocks – Nursery blocks from own-root propagation beds held in 2 L and larger containers, using long lifespan and regeneration to secure call-off capacity over several seasons – target: framework supply agreements.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Modern Shrub (Landscape Shrub) cultivar MEIpomolo, marketed as TEQUILA® II MEILLANDECOR®, exhibition name Téquila; classified as a commercial landscape shrub rose within the bed rose commercial group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Alain Meilland (Meilland International, France) before 2002 from ‘Golden Holstein’ × ‘Bonica’; registered 2002, introduced 2004, continuing the MEILLANDECOR® landscape shrub breeding line. |
| Awards and recognition |
Highly decorated: Geneva Rose d’Or (2003), Courtrai Médaille d’Or (2004), Lyon Plus belle rose de France (2004), Orléans Rose d’Or (2005), Belfast and The Hague Certificates of Merit, Courtrai Médaille d’Argent (2007), American Rose Trials for Sustainability. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy shrub 100–140 cm high with 50–70 cm spread, moderately thorny, carrying dense mid-green, slightly glossy foliage (RHS 137A); forms compact, full plants suitable for bed and border structuring in landscape use. |
| Flower morphology |
Large double flowers (26–39 petals) in clusters, cupped in form, strongly remontant with abundant second flush; self-cleaning is good so most spent blooms drop naturally, supporting a continuously tidy canopy. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm, medium-bright orange base colour with delicate peachy hue; ARS OB, RHS 24A outer and 24B inner; colour lightens toward peachy-yellow and soft yellow tones as flowers open, with better persistence in cooler conditions. |
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Fragrance and aroma |
Very weak, subtle rose scent; fragrance is barely noticeable and not a primary feature, making TEQUILA® II primarily a colour- and structure-driven landscape shrub rather than a fragrance-led cultivar. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasional small spherical hips 8–12 mm in diameter, orange-red in colour; typically not a dominant ornamental element but may appear on less-deadheaded plants in lower-maintenance schemes. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardiness to around -26–-23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 4, USDA 5b) combined with good heat and moderate drought tolerance for robust landscape deployment. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, parks, urban green spaces, borders and specimen use; suits project mass planting as dense, uniform, bush-trained finished plants produced via 1.5–2 L containers with low ongoing maintenance. |
TEQUILA® II MEILLANDECOR® MEIpomolo offers uniform bushy structure, strong disease resistance and long-lived, predictable own-root stands, making it a dependable choice for aligning project capacity and discussing forthcoming landscape requirements.
