Rich, warm golden-yellow tone with a slight creamy tint. - floribunda bedding rose - very strong, noticeable from a distance scented rose - sweet, fruity
– Rich golden-yellow blooms with creamy hues
– Very strong, sweet fruity fragrance garden-wide
– Reliable remontant flowering with generous repeats
– Bushy, dense foliage for full bedding effect
– Good heat and drought tolerance in sunny spots Gné speisialta: Foirfe mar rós gearrtha préimhe do bhláthairí.
Long-term garden plan – Long-term presence
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
18,80 €
4.5(6716)
CEPHEUS – golden-yellow bedding floribunda rose – pharmaROSA®
Cepheus brings a rich, golden-yellow glow to your beds and borders with very double, pompon-style blooms and a sweet, fruity fragrance that You notice as You pass by. This bushy floribunda forms a compact, medium-height shrub that fits neatly into average Irish family gardens, coping reliably even with humidity and frequent rain when the soil is well drained. As an own-root plant in the pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2‑litre pot, it is already well established when it reaches You, so You can simply plant it and let it settle into its final position for a long life with gradual, balanced growth. In the first year it focuses on roots, in the second on shoots and framework, and by the third year it delivers its full ornamental value in flowers and fragrance. Its repeat-flowering habit creates a generous second flush, with blooms that keep their colour well as they age from golden to creamy ivory. With medium maintenance needs and moderate disease resistance, it suits gardeners who want reliable colour and scent without complicated routines, rewarding light deadheading and seasonal feeding with months of sumptuous, cut-flower-quality blooms ideal for vases. Whether You are building a romantic cottage-style front garden or a tidy urban border, this rose offers dependable structure, lasting colour, impressive fragrance, steady growth and long-term presence from a single, easy-to-handle plant.
Cepheus floribunda rose in full bloom, showing its golden-yellow flowers.
Cepheus shows a compact, globular pompon bloom form.
Cepheus in closed bud stage, with vivid lemon-golden petals and amber-toned tips.
Freshly opened Cepheus bloom in golden-yellow tones.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front-garden feature rose
The bushy, medium-height habit creates a tidy, upright shrub that looks finished even in modest spaces, giving You an immediate focal point beside paths, drives or entrance steps without complicated shaping or advanced pruning skills, suiting the beginner.
Small rose groups in family beds
Planted in groups of 3–5 at the recommended spacing, the dense foliage and rounded habit knit together into a low, continuous hedge of foliage and flowers that stays easy to manage and offers long-term structure for busy homeowners.
Romantic cottage-style border
The warm golden-yellow blooms that age to straw-yellow and cream blend beautifully with perennials like tall phlox and St John’s wort, giving a soft, nostalgic look that fits Irish cottage gardens and remains achievable for relaxed, time-poor gardeners.
Cut-flower patch for the home
Its floribunda, very double flowers are sized and shaped for cutting, with long-lasting petals and a strong, fruity scent, so a few bushes can keep a kitchen table or hallway vase supplied through the season for fragrance-loving families.
Low-maintenance flowering bed
Medium maintenance needs and self-cleaning tendencies mean many spent blooms drop on their own; occasional deadheading and simple feeding are usually enough to keep it flowering well, making it manageable for busy.
Long-term planting plan
As an own-root rose, the plant gradually forms its permanent framework where You place it, regenerating from its own base over the years and maintaining ornamental value without graft worries, ideal for forward-looking planners.
Coastal or wet-climate gardens
Once established in well-drained soil, this variety copes steadily with Irish rain and breezy conditions, offering stable flowering even in exposed family plots where reliable roses are prized by coastal gardeners.
Large containers on patio or balcony
In a 40–50 litre container with quality compost and good drainage, its compact, bushy habit and repeat blooms give long-season colour and fragrance near seating areas, with care kept to watering and light feeding, suiting small-space owners.
Decorating ideas
Sunny Cottage Entrance – Plant Cepheus by the front gate with tall verbena and soft grasses for a breezy, romantic welcome – ideal for cottage-style lovers who prefer simple upkeep.
Golden Family Border – Repeat it along a mixed border with mid-green shrubs and white hydrangeas to create a calm, structured frame around a lawn – perfect for families wanting a neat, low-fuss look.
Fragrant Patio Retreat – Grow one plant in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot near your seating area, underplanted with trailing thyme, for evening scent and easy care – suited to balcony and terrace gardeners.
Country Cutting Corner – Combine Cepheus in a small cutting patch with tall phlox and annuals like cosmos, for armfuls of golden blooms and scent – great for hobby florists and beginners.
Warm Coastal Bed – Mix it with St John’s wort and blue lavender in a free-draining bed to enjoy colour even in breezy, damp-prone gardens – aimed at coastal homeowners seeking resilient charm.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Floribunda bedding rose from the pharmaROSA range, marketed as CEPHEUS – golden-yellow bedding floribunda rose – pharmaROSA®, belonging to the bedding rose collection; trade name Cepheus Bedding rose pharmaROSA®.
Origin and breeding
Discovered by PharmaRosa in the United States in 2004, bred by Meilland International, introduced to the market in 2012, with PharmaRosa Ltd. as initial distributor for Central and Eastern Europe and wider European home gardens.
Growth and structure
Bushy, medium-height shrub reaching about 95–125 cm tall and 75–105 cm wide, with moderately thorny stems and dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage that fills out beds and fronts well without becoming overly dominant.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, very double, globular to pompon blooms carried mainly singly on stems, with more than 40 petals per flower and a remontant habit that provides repeat flushes across the season with a particularly generous second wave.
Colour and phenology
Rich golden-yellow flowers with a honeyed glow, ageing through straw-yellow and buttery tones to cream and ivory at the petal edges; colour retention is very good, with blooms holding their character well before finally fading.
Fragrance and aroma
Very strong, sweet, fruity scent noticeable from a distance in still air, giving clear fragrance impact around paths, patios and windows when in bloom, making it suitable for gardeners who value both visual and aromatic presence.
Rose hip characteristics
Rosehip set is generally minimal; where present, the hips are small, spherical and orange-red, typically around 10–14 mm in diameter, contributing only a light decorative effect late in the season on less deadheaded plants.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to approximately −26 to −23 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 4, USDA 5b); disease resistance is medium for black spot, powdery mildew and rust, so basic monitoring and occasional plant protection may be desirable.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in full sun with well-drained soil; spacing 55–65 cm in groups or 100 cm as a specimen, planting 2.5–2.9 plants/m² for bedding; medium maintenance with benefits from deadheading, feeding and attentive watering in prolonged drought.
CEPHEUS offers golden-yellow, strongly scented blooms, a compact, bushy shape and long-term, own-root resilience for dependable family-garden planting, making it a thoughtful choice if You would like a rose that simply works.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
CEPHEUS – golden-yellow bedding floribunda rose - pharmaROSA®
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour:
Rich, warm golden-yellow tone with a slight creamy tint.
Closed Bud:
Vivid lemon–golden yellow, deepening to amber towards the tips.
Freshly Opened Flower:
Sunny golden yellow at the centre, fading to buttery yellow on the outer petal whorl, with a honeyed glow between the petals.
Full Bloom:
Strong golden centre, graduating outwards through straw-yellow to buttery yellow, with the outermost edges taking on a cooler, ivory-like sheen.
Pollinator Attraction:
Semi-double flowers with 13–25 petals moderately attract pollinators, as the semi-double form and reduced stamen accessibility limit their attractiveness.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Because of its very double flowers, it is primarily ornamental and only moderately attractive to pollinators.
Our product is a rose grown with unique pharmaROSA® cultivation technology!
2 litre, own-root, potted rose.
With shoots appropriate to the season.
With roots thoroughly interwoven through the growing medium.
Quality in line with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
In unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-type rose plant with an individual 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.
Stock: several varieties and several stages of development in a short stock section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: presentation of the strong root system interwoven through the growing medium with the pot removed.Balance: mature plant where the development of the root system and the shoots is in harmony.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”, but makes the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root production tangible: how the plant is built, what the root system is like and how the shoots renew themselves. The footage was therefore taken at different times, showing plants at different stages of development, so mixed leaf coverage or differing growth stages may appear in the videos. This is not a “sample” of the batch delivered, but an illustration of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical of the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown at the top 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.
