Maria Teresa Bedding rose LENmacra – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL rooted cutting
Floribunda production of Maria Teresa as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL propagation material offers a compact, remontant floribunda bedding rose option for nurseries working towards reliable retail lines in containers and park projects. The own-root platform supports predictable cropping, homogeneous structure and low replacement over time, matching UK nursery networks and public-realm supply chains where wind and winter tolerance across northern regions is a consideration. With a compact but well-filled shrub habit and plentiful, double, light-pink, cup-shaped blooms, this cultivar lends itself to systematic bed and park production in 2–3 L pots, then onward planting in flower beds, parks and specimen uses. Propagation as rooted cuttings underpins stock security and cultivar authenticity for collection and show-garden work, while the natural development arc from root establishment in year one, framework building in year two and full ornamental value from year three supports structured capacity planning. Although disease sensitivity calls for higher protection input, this is offset by its colour stability, fragrance and professional finished-product reliability in standard finished-product programmes targeting retail and reseller partners.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Compact 2–3 L floribunda bedding line – Own-root, compact plants finished in 2–3 L standard containers for uniform bedding and park use, leveraging colour stability and remontant flowering – retail / reseller bedding programmes
- Fragrant specimen feature rose – Selected, well-branched bushes diverted into 7.5–10 L, then 40–50 L containers to highlight fragrance and compact habit in high-visibility beds – public-realm and institutional projects
- Trialled premium silver collection – Grouped with similarly rated cultivars as a premium silver, reliable garden performance range, all routed through standard container production – specialist nurseries and branded retail concepts
- Heat-resilient park series – Series of floribunda bedding roses with good heat and moderate drought tolerance, started as pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material and grown to 2–3 L for large park plantings – landscape contractors and municipal tenders
- Collection and show-garden stock – Own-root plants used as mother stock and display units in thematic or collection gardens, focusing on stable structure, colour retention and fragrance – show gardens and rose collections
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bedding rose, registered as LENmacra, currently traded as Maria Teresa Bedding rose LENmacra; ARS exhibition name Maria Teresa, in the commercial bed rose group. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Louis Lens, Lens Roses (Belgium), breeding year 1982, registered and introduced in 1984; parentage not provided, developed for bedding and shrub use. |
| Awards and recognition |
Achieved 5th prize at the Baden bei Wien Austrian Rose Trial in 1991, supporting its positioning as a reliable, recognised garden and bedding cultivar for professional ranges. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bush-trained shrub, 60–85 cm high and 50–70 cm spread, moderately dense mid-green, slightly glossy foliage, moderately thorny shoots, moderate self-cleaning with some deadheading needed. |
| Flower morphology |
Double, cup-shaped flowers with 26–39 petals, large size (approximately 2.75–3.95 inches), borne in corymbose clusters; remontant flowering, producing a plentiful second flush of blooms. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Light-pink, porcelain-like blooms (RHS 65D–65C, ARS code lp) with pearlescent sheen; very good colour retention, fading gradually to almost white with a delicate silvery veil towards petal edges. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, noticeable fragrance with delicate fruity-honey character; strongly double flowers limit stamen access, so it is not considered particularly attractive to pollinating insects. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose hips form only occasionally due to the double flower form; when present, they are spherical, red, around 6–10 mm in diameter, with generally limited overall hip production. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA 6b); disease tolerance is moderate to sensitive, with issues on mildew, black spot and especially rust, requiring regular protection. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best used in flower beds, parks and as specimen; suited to standard container production (2–3 L) with higher maintenance needs and regular plant protection to ensure reliable garden performance. |
Maria Teresa Bedding rose LENmacra combines compact bedding habit, strong colour retention and remontant flowering on an own-root base that supports long-lived, predictable stands; please contact us to align capacity and scheduling to your programme.
