REGNER – pink-lilac tea-hybrid rose
Step outside after a shower and REGNER greets you with lavender blooms that shimmer in the soft light, their strong, sweet-fruity fragrance drifting across your path. This bushy, mid-sized hybrid tea fits beautifully into Irish cottage borders and small Dublin front gardens, settling in reliably even where soils hold winter wet and need thoughtful drainage. Large, cupped, cutting-quality flowers unfold all summer on a compact plant, while naturally glossy, mid-green foliage and proven H7 hardiness help it cope with typical Irish rain and cool spells. Bred on its own roots, it keeps its shape and colour year after year, quietly regenerating from the base if stems are damaged. Expect a gentle development: first year for strong roots, second for building leafy shoots, and by the third season REGNER reveals its full ornamental value in an easy-care, family-friendly display.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Cottage-style mixed border |
The large, lavender-pink blooms and bushy habit sit naturally among perennials and grasses, giving a romantic, “girly” note without demanding complex care, ideal for relaxed Irish cottage schemes and beginners. |
| Front garden focal rose |
Its compact 70–90 cm height and 80–110 cm spread make REGNER perfect beside a path, gate, or bay window, offering a refined look with minimal pruning for busy homeowners and urbanites. |
| Cutting patch or cutting corner |
With XL, long-stemmed, cupped blooms and a strong, sweet-fruity scent, REGNER provides ready-made flowers for vases, adding a touch of luxury to everyday life for home-floristry-loving gardeners. |
| Low-maintenance family planting |
Excellent resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust keeps foliage healthy in humid, changeable weather, reducing spraying and fuss for time-poor families and relaxed owners. |
| Small to medium hedge or repeat-flowering strip |
Regular remontant flowering with a generous second flush gives colour along a boundary or drive even through Ireland’s shorter summers, suiting those who value steady bloom and low effort buyers. |
| Own-root, long-lived garden framework |
Being on its own roots, REGNER regrows true if stems are winter-damaged, building a stable, long-term shrub with consistent colour and form, reassuring for cautious, investment-minded planters. |
| Clay soil beds with improved drainage |
Once planted into clay that has been loosened and mulched for runoff, REGNER’s robust root system settles into typical Irish conditions of cool rain and heavy ground, rewarding attentive-yet-busy householders. |
| Large decorative containers |
In a 40–50 litre or larger pot with good drainage, REGNER offers height, fragrance and colour on patios or terraces, ideal where ground is limited but style still matters for compact-space gardeners. |
Styling ideas
- Cottage Charm – weave REGNER through a loose mix of Coreopsis and coneflowers to echo its lavender and peach tones – suited to romantic cottage-garden enthusiasts
- Front-Door Welcome – plant two REGNER either side of a path with low evergreen honeysuckle for a scented approach – ideal for city terrace and townhouse owners
- Cutting Corner – group three plants in a sunny bed with airy grasses to provide repeat stems for vases – perfect for home florists and creative decorators
- Soft Hedge – line a boundary at 55 cm spacing for a low, fragrant border that frames lawns neatly – appealing to families wanting structure without formality
- Patio Accent – set a single REGNER in a 50 litre pot with pale gravel mulch to highlight its silvery sheen – great for balcony and courtyard gardeners
Technical cultivar profile
| Attribute |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, trade name REGNER Hybrid tea rose pharmaROSA®; group Hybrid Tea, commercial type hybrid tea rose, collection Hybrid tea rose, cultivar name meaning unknown. |
| Origin and breeding |
Discovered in Hungary in 2016, breeder recorded as pharmaROSA®; parentage and breeding institution unknown; introduced by PharmaRosa® Ltd., with registration and introduction years not documented. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Bushy shrub reaching about 70–90 cm high and 80–110 cm wide, with moderately dense, glossy mid-green foliage and moderate prickliness, forming a rounded, substantial presence in borders or hedging. |
| Flower morphology |
Very large, XL cupped blooms over 10 cm across, double with 26–39 petals, borne mostly solitary on stems; remontant with a particularly abundant second flush later in the season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Mid-toned lavender-purple with silvery sheen; buds cool lavender-mauve, opening to dusty lavender with peachy centres, gradually fading to mauve–rose-grey and creamier tones as flowers mature. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, noticeably sweet fruity fragrance that carries in the garden; character suited to seating areas and cutting use, adding a classic scented-rose experience in small spaces. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rose hips are expected only in limited numbers due to double flowers, generally small, around 10–16 mm diameter, and of minor ornamental significance compared with the showy blooms. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Rated resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to around −26 to −23 °C (H7, USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4), giving reliable overwintering in exposed or inland Irish gardens. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Low-maintenance rose with minimal intervention needed; recommended spacing 65 cm for mass planting, 55 cm for hedges, 100 cm as solitary; plant 2.4–2.7 per m² depending on layout for best effect. |
REGNER Hybrid tea rose pharmaROSA® offers large fragrant blooms, strong disease resistance and a long-lived own-root habit that suits Irish family gardens, making it a considered, rewarding choice for your next rose.
