Wildfire® Hybrid tea rose JACdouce – pharmaROSA® NEONATAL
Premium own-root pharmaROSA® NEONATAL material of Wildfire® offers growers a stable hybrid tea cultivar for premium container routes, combining upright, tall vigour with dense, glossy foliage suited to exclusive finished product lines. Large, high-centred, solitary blooms with vivid, flame-like orange colour and very good colour retention underpin its cut-flower and exhibition quality, while strongly remontant flowering supports continuous crop scheduling for retail and reseller programmes. Own-root production supports long lifespan, regeneration and homogeneous stands, reducing replacement pressure in nursery beds and container blocks; the typical development arc runs from root build-up in year one, structural cane formation in year two and full ornamental expression from year three. In UK nursery and public-realm supply logistics it performs reliably, including in cooler, wind-exposed regions where winter hardiness is a key consideration. Medium maintenance and moderate disease resistance fit professional plant-protection regimes, and the bush-trained release form with 3–5 strong framework canes integrates efficiently into 5–7 L premium containers, with scope to step up into 40–50 litre display units for thematic rose gardens and collection projects, supporting a comprehensive, own-root market portfolio with sustainable credibility.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L hybrid tea feature pot – Upright, tall plants with large, high-centred blooms and vivid flame-orange colour presented in 5–7 L premium containers along the recommended product path; positioned as an exclusive hybrid tea focal item for the retail / reseller channel.
- Hybrid tea collector’s series unit – Own-root Wildfire® in 5–7 L pots as part of a labelled cultivar-collection line, using its distinctive colour progression and remontant flowering to anchor a hybrid tea series for specialist nurseries and rose collectors via nursery / wholesale distribution.
- 40–50 L showcase container specimen – Bush-trained plants developed on from NEONATAL stock into 40–50 litre containers, leveraging height, dense glossy foliage and continuous flowering to create high-impact entrance or display specimens for garden-centre / display clients.
- Cut-flower preparation block – Nursery-grown rows from own-root NEONATAL cuttings focused on building strong framework canes and solitary, exhibition-type blooms, supplying semi-finished plants to downstream cut-flower and exhibition hybrid tea growers in the cut-flower / exhibition segment.
- Thematic border and hedge line – Uniform, own-root plants cropped into 5–7 L or stepped-up containers for installation as coordinated hedges or borders, using the tall, upright habit and repeat blooms to structure thematic rose areas for public-realm / institutional projects.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid Tea group rose, commercial type and group both hybrid tea rose; registered cultivar name JACdouce, traded as Wildfire® Hybrid tea rose JACdouce, ARS exhibition name Wildfire, no former name recorded. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Keith W. Zary at Jackson & Perkins Research in the United States from an unknown seedling × ‘Elina’ (DICjana), introduced and registered in 2004 by Jackson & Perkins Co. as a premium hybrid tea. |
| Awards and recognition |
not provided |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Upright bush with 150–190 cm height and 85–115 cm spread, dense dark green glossy foliage, moderately thorny stems; self-cleaning is weak, so spent blooms remain and generally require manual removal for best display. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double flowers with 26–39 petals, solitary on stems, high-centred, pointed-budded hybrid tea form; strongly remontant with abundant second flowering, well suited for cut-flower and exhibition hybrid tea uses. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Vivid flame-like orange overall tone; buds fire-red to coral with orange flush, opening to fire-orange with golden-yellow inner sheen, then coral–scarlet, finally brick–peach pink; colour retention is very good and full bloom shows uniform coral–scarlet. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Fragrance strength is very weak, only barely noticeable, with a delicate muscatel character; double flowers offer moderate pollinator attraction, with stamen access partially limited by the petal count and flower form. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose-hip set is slight; hips ellipsoidal, red, approximately 6–10 mm diameter, generally of minor ornamental value and unlikely to dominate the plant’s overall appearance in typical production settings. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate overall disease resistance, with powdery mildew, black spot and rust all at moderate levels; heat tolerance is moderate, requiring regular watering in dry periods; hardy to around -21 to -18 °C, RHS H7, Swedish Zone 3, USDA Zone 6b. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, borders, containers, cut flower and hedge use; maintenance requirement is medium and occasional plant protection is advised; release form bush-trained with 3–5 strong framework canes, targeting premium container production. |
Wildfire® Hybrid tea rose JACdouce offers tall, upright structure, vivid flower presentation and strongly remontant performance on a durable own-root base that supports predictable, regenerative stands; please contact us to align on volumes, timing and integration into your range.
