REGINES – orange-pink climbing rose – pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL
Let Regines bring a feeling of gentle balance to your front garden: a large-flowered climber with warm peach-orange blooms that soften to creamy tones, offering a long, reliable display on walls, fences and arches. Its own-root form gives reassuring longevity, steadily building a strong framework that can cope with exposed spots and the kind of rainfall and wind many British gardens experience. With a medium maintenance need and solid winter hardiness, it suits busy householders who want beauty without constant fuss. Over time, the plant’s structure matures: in the first year it concentrates on forming roots, in the second on developing shoots, and by the third delivers its full ornamental impact along your pergola or façade.
Usage options
| Target area | Reasoning |
|---|
| London terrace front façade |
This climber’s moderate height and dense, glossy foliage make it ideal for greening a modest front wall or railings, creating privacy without overwhelming a small space for city-based beginners and busy gardeners. |
| Rose arch on a narrow path |
Medium vigour and flexible, trailing canes suit training over a rose arch, where repeat flushes of peach-apricot rosettes and a fresh, fruity fragrance turn everyday passage into a scented, post-rain walkway for romantic homeowners. |
| Rainwater-conscious front garden scheme |
Planted into improved heavy soil with good drainage, the bushy habit and medium maintenance needs work well in a low-lawn, rainwater-collecting front garden that still looks refined and welcoming for sustainability-minded owners. |
| Family seating corner backdrop |
With abundant repeat flowering and a clearly noticeable scent, this rose creates a soft-focus, colourful backdrop for a small patio or seating nook, giving seasonal interest without demanding expert pruning from casual gardeners. |
| Pergola or slim side-return pergola |
The climber’s 180–280 cm height and 80–160 cm spread suit slim pergolas or side-return runs, offering vertical screening that does not steal too much floor space, ideal for space-conscious urbanites. |
| Large patio container (40–50 L minimum) |
In a generously sized peat-free container of at least 40–50 litres, own-root growth develops steadily into a stable, long-lived plant that can be repositioned as your outdoor layout evolves, perfect for balcony and patio gardeners. |
| Mixed border with perennials |
Cluster-flowered, medium-sized rosettes in orange-pink and cream pair elegantly with airy perennials such as low yarrow and marigolds, adding vertical colour and structure to family borders tended by weekend gardeners. |
| Coastal or wind-exposed fence line |
The dense foliage and bushy-climbing habit can be trained along sturdy wires, offering a forgiving, long-term green screen that copes with changeable, wet and breezy conditions often found in exposed British plots for practical homeowners. |
Styling ideas
- Soft-Frontage – Train along black railings in a London terrace, underplant with dwarf French marigolds for warm contrast – for urban homeowners wanting a welcoming, low-fuss entrance.
- Pastel-Arch – Cover a slim rose arch over a path, pairing with Bupleurum and low yarrow for a meadow-like base – for those seeking a romantic, slightly wild look without complex upkeep.
- Courtyard-Screen – Use as a vertical screen on trellis behind a bistro set, mixing pots of lavender and nepeta nearby – for small-garden owners craving privacy and fragrance.
- Rain-Garden – Plant near a permeable driveway with improved, free-draining soil, weaving in grasses and salvia – for eco-conscious gardeners designing a rainwater-aware front garden.
- Balcony-Feature – Grow in a 50-litre container with peat-free compost and a simple obelisk, surround with herbs like sage – for renters and balcony users wanting moveable perennial structure.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter | Data |
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| Name and registration |
REGINES – orange-pink climbing rose, large-flowered climber in the Climbing rose collection; current trade name Regines Climbing rose pharmaROSA®, supplied as an own-root eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL plant. |
| Origin and breeding |
Parentage and original breeder are unrecorded; the cultivar was discovered and selected by pharmaROSA®, registered in 1989 and introduced to gardeners in 1990 via PharmaRosa® Ltd. in Hungary. |
| Awards and recognition |
Recognised in the United States with an ARS Award of Excellence in 1990 and later as Miniature King of Show by the Long Island Rose Society in 2001, underlining its ornamental exhibition quality. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Climbing rose with a creeping to bushy habit, typically 180–280 cm high and 80–160 cm wide, forming dense, mid-green glossy foliage on moderately thorny canes that adapt well to training on supports. |
| Flower morphology |
Double, rosette-shaped flowers with 26–39 petals, medium-sized at approximately 4–7 cm, borne in clusters; remontant, with a strong initial flush followed by an equally generous second flowering period. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Warm orange-pink base colour with peach-apricot centres and buttery-cream outer petals; tones gradually fade to creamy, rosy-powdery shades as blooms age, giving a continuously varied, soft pastel display. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength scent with a fresh, fruity character that is clearly noticeable around seating areas or paths, adding sensory interest without becoming overpowering in smaller enclosed gardens or courtyards. |
| Hip characteristics |
Occasionally forms small, bright red spherical hips, 8–13 mm across, providing modest late-season ornamental interest and a subtle wildlife resource without seeding aggressively through the garden. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish Zon 3); disease profile shows resistance to black spot with moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew and rust, benefiting from basic monitoring. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Best in full sun with well-prepared, draining soil; plant 140–150 cm apart for hedges or mass, 240 cm as a specimen, using sturdy supports and occasional pruning to maintain shape and flowering performance. |
REGINES – orange-pink climbing rose – pharmaROSA® offers repeat flowering, fruity fragrance and long-lived, own-root reliability; a thoughtful choice if you seek lasting structure and colour with measured effort.
