Delicate peach-orange base with a pink tint. - flowerbed floribunda rose - mild, restrained-scented rose - floral, rose character
– Compact, bushy habit for tidy borders.
– Richly double, cupped blooms in clusters.
– Elegant peach‑orange flowers with pink tint.
– Strong repeat flowering through the season.
– Very hardy, tolerates down to –34 °C.
– Special feature: Colour shifts from vivid orange‑peach to soft peach‑cream and pale pink, giving beds a constantly changing look.
Natural diversity – Timeless elegance
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,00 £
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WOMEN'S CHOICE – peach-orange bedding floribunda rose – Martin Vissers
Step through your front gate after rain and be welcomed by colour, where WOMEN'S CHOICE settles into compact, bushy structure that suits narrow London front gardens and exposed plots with frequent wind and rain. Its warm peach-orange clusters bring balance to paving, gravel and recycled-brick edging, while dense mid-green foliage adds an easy, perennial backdrop for softer planting. As an own-root rose, it offers steady, long-lived regeneration, quietly rebuilding from the base if stems are damaged and maintaining ornamental value with little technical know-how. Plant in good garden soil with improved drainage, water with saved rain where possible, and enjoy a calm progression from rooting to branching to full display over three years. In containers of at least 40–50 litres, its compact habit provides enduring structure, while the gentle fragrance and evolving peach-to-pink tones give your everyday walk to the door a moment of quiet pleasure and sustainable, low-clutter design.
Women's Choice shows a cupped, double bloom form.
Women's Choice flower bud in deep orange-peach tones
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Small front-garden flowerbed
The compact, bushy habit and 75–105 cm height make WOMEN'S CHOICE ideal for narrow beds along paths and low boundaries, giving a structured, feminine accent without overwhelming limited space, well suited to the family garden.
Rainwater-conscious urban planting
Planted into improved heavy clay with good surface soak-away, WOMEN'S CHOICE partners well with gravel strips and permeable paving, helping frame rain gardens where water can infiltrate instead of running off hard surfaces, appealing to the sustainability-minded.
Large patio container (40–50 L+)
In a roomy 40–50 litre or larger pot with peat-free mix, its dense foliage and medium-sized clusters give reliable colour near seating or front doors, and the own-root form offers a stable, long-lived container feature for the busy homeowner.
Low informal hedge
Planted at 35 cm intervals, this floribunda forms a low, softly rounded hedge with a succession of apricot to pale pink blooms, creating a pretty visual boundary that still lets light through, attractive for the terraced-house gardener.
Mixed border with perennials
The shifting peach-orange to pink tones blend easily with lavender, nepeta or columbine, giving a long-season focal point that threads colour through surrounding planting and supports a cohesive scheme valued by the hobby gardener.
Season-long bedding display
A strong rebloomer with abundant second flush, WOMEN'S CHOICE offers generous repeat flowering when regularly deadheaded, ensuring that even modest beds deliver colour for months, rewarding the beginner who wants visible results.
Long-term structural planting
As an own-root rose, it can regrow from the base after hard pruning or weather damage, building a durable framework over successive seasons rather than declining on a graft, which reassures the long-term planner.
Sheltered, well-managed rose area
Best placed where regular care is easy, as its disease susceptibility means it relies on good airflow, careful watering and, if needed, plant protection; in return, it gives refined colour and form for the attentive rose enthusiast.
Styling ideas
Soft-Edge Border – Line a narrow front path with WOMEN'S CHOICE underplanted with low nepeta to blur edges and give scented brushes against ankles – ideal for urban terrace owners.
Peach-Pastel Mix – Combine with lavender and pale pink perennials in a small bed to echo its fading peach-to-cream petals – perfect for those seeking a gentle, feminine palette.
Container Welcome – Plant one rose in a 50-litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme around the rim to frame a doorway – suited to balcony and patio dwellers.
Rain-Garden Frame – Use two or three shrubs to mark the drier margin of a raingarden swale, backed with tall verbena for airy height – appealing to sustainability-focused city gardeners.
Low Hedge Ribbon – Create a short, low hedge along a front boundary and intersperse with small evergreen shrubs to maintain year-round structure – ideal for family homes wanting neatness with romance.
Technical cultivar profile
Trait
Data
Name and registration
WOMEN'S CHOICE is a bedding floribunda shrub rose sold as a flowerbed type; the name reflects “the women’s choice”, offered here as an own-root eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre potted plant.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Martin Vissers in Belgium and introduced in 2011 by Viva International BVBA; exact parentage is unknown, but selection focused on compact bedding use and refined flower colouring.
Growth and structural characteristics
Forms a dense, compact, bushy shrub about 75–105 cm high and 50–75 cm wide, with mid-green, slightly glossy foliage and moderate prickliness, lending itself well to beds, borders and low hedges.
Flower morphology
Medium, cupped, double flowers with 26–39 petals appear in clusters; it repeats strongly, with abundant second flushes when spent blooms are removed, offering a long decorative period in season.
Colour data and phenology
Buds open vivid orange-peach, softening to salmon-pink; full blooms show apricot-mandarin centres and apricot cream tones, finally fading to pale pink, with good overall colour retention before petal drop.
Fragrance and aroma
The scent is mild and restrained, with a gentle floral, classic rose character that adds a subtle note near paths or seating without overwhelming small spaces or competing with strongly scented plants.
Hip characteristics
Produces moderate numbers of small, spherical rose hips, approximately 8–12 mm in diameter, ripening to red and adding a modest seasonal accent where spent flowers are left untrimmed.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Very hardy, tolerating approximately −34 to −32 °C (USDA 4a, RHS H7, Sweden zone 5), but highly susceptible to black spot, mildew and rust, so benefits from careful siting and proactive health management.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in well-worked, drained soil with regular watering and feeding; maintenance is higher due to disease susceptibility, requiring monitoring and possible treatments, but rewards attentive gardeners with long seasonal display.
WOMEN'S CHOICE offers compact structure, repeat flowering and resilient own-root regrowth over many years; consider it if you want warm peach tones and are prepared to give a little extra care.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
WOMEN'S CHOICE – peach - orange bedding floribunda rose - Martin Vissers
Product Type:
eleanorROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Pollinator Attraction:
Flowers attract pollinators only to a limited extent, as the flower form (simple/semi‑double/double) and the accessibility of the stamens reduce their appeal.
Maintenance Requirement:
Maintenance requirement high; because it has very poor disease resistance, regular plant protection and frequent interventions are required.
Primary Uses:
flowerbed, container, park, urban green space
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique identifier.
The pharmaROSA® own-root potted rose is a well-rooted plant that supports reliable establishment when planted and cared for properly, so it can be planted whenever the soil is not frozen.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
PharmaRosa Ltd. Company registration number: 01-09-717479 VAT number: 13075314-2-43 Plant health registration no.: HU130721 Bank account (IBAN): HU85117631891388688400000000 BIC (SWIFT): OTPVHUHB Bank name: OTP Bank Nyrt.
