Creamy white base with delicate pink–red edging and a faint inner rosy hue. - nostalgia rose - mild, subtly scented rose - classic rose character
– Romantic white blooms with red edges
– Very full, cup‑shaped nostalgic flowers
– Compact, bushy shrub for beds and pots
– Reliable remontant flowering through the season
– Mild classic rose fragrance for close spaces Speisialtacht: Petals age to a soft peach‑rose shade, adding changing colour interest.
ELIANE GILLET™ – white with red-edged petals nostalgia rose - Massad
Bring a touch of romantic French charm to your Irish garden with Eliane Gillet™, a Générosa® nostalgia shrub rose that gives you reliable clusters of creamy blooms with raspberry‑red edging from early summer onwards. Its bushy, mid‑green, glossy foliage forms a compact, balanced shrub that fits naturally into small front gardens and cottage‑style borders, coping well with our humid climate when you give it reasonable care. As an own‑root plant in the pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2‑litre pot, it settles steadily: roots in year one, fuller shoots in year two, and near‑complete ornamental value by year three. You can enjoy romantic colour play for cutting, a pleasantly subtle scent, and densely petalled, very full flowers that hold their shape in clusters. With careful site choice, good drainage, and basic plant protection, this compact shrub will reward you for many years, adapting to your soil and forming a long‑lived feature you can simply plant and let it grow for dependable display.
Eliane Gillet™ bud: uniform ivory-white with a pale pink tinge at the tip.
Eliane Gillet™ in bloom: cup-shaped, fully double flowers.
Eliane Gillet™ flower in its late phase, with fading cream-white petals and softened peach-rose edging.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden feature by the entrance path
The compact, bushy habit and 80–130 cm height create a welcoming, well‑proportioned shrub that frames a doorway or path without overwhelming a small Irish front garden, ideal for busy homeowners
Romantic mixed flower bed near the house
Cluster‑flowered, very full blooms in cream and raspberry‑red provide classic romantic colour for mixed beds, blending easily with perennials such as phlox or baby’s‑breath to give long‑season charm for beginners
Edging in a cottage‑style border
The mid‑green, glossy foliage and rounded structure form a neat low hedge when spaced at 60–70 cm, softening paths and lawn edges while keeping a tidy outline that suits traditional cottage borders for garden‑lovers
Small group planting (3–5 shrubs)
Planting a small group allows the colour play of the flowers to read from a distance and gives a coherent, long‑lived structure; own‑root plants re‑shoot reliably after pruning, supporting long‑term designs for planners
Cut‑flower corner in a family garden
Medium‑sized, strongly double, cup‑shaped flowers on cluster stems are well suited to cutting, bringing nostalgia‑style blooms indoors without needing a dedicated cutting garden, convenient for families
Large patio tub or container by the terrace
In a 40–50 litre or larger container with quality compost and regular watering, the shrub keeps a manageable size and shows off its colour shifts close‑up, perfect for paved urban spaces and small patios for city‑dwellers
Sheltered coastal or exposed suburban sites
With thoughtful planting and good soil preparation, this own‑root shrub copes better over time with breezy Irish sites and the challenges of an Atlantic‑influenced, wetter climate with higher fungal pressure for coastal‑gardeners
Focal specimen in a lawn or gravel bed
Used as a solitary shrub at about 110 cm spacing, its rounded form and bicolour flowers stand out clearly; year by year the own‑root plant builds a stable shape with good colour retention, rewarding patient collectors
Decorating ideas
COTTAGE RIBBON – Line a narrow front path with a short row of Eliane Gillet™ underplanted with soft pink phlox and airy baby’s‑breath – ideal for lovers of relaxed cottage‑style entrances
ROMANTIC MIX – Combine this nostalgia rose in a mixed bed with lavender, bupleurum and perennial grasses to highlight the creamy blooms and red edging – perfect for homeowners wanting gentle, harmonious colour
PATIO BOUQUET – Grow one plant in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot by the terrace, adding trailing ivy and seasonal bedding around the rim – a good option for small patios and balconies
LAWN JEWEL – Place a single shrub in a circular gravel or lawn bed, framed with low catmint, to draw the eye to its cluster‑flowered, full blooms – suited to those who like a simple yet striking focal point
VINTAGE CUTTING CORNER – Group three shrubs with baby’s‑breath behind them to create a ready‑made cutting patch, supplying nostalgic blooms and filler stems – great for beginners keen to cut garden flowers
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Trade name Eliane Gillet™ Générosa® MASelgi; registered as MASelgi, ARS exhibition name Eliane Gillet, Romantica shrub rose, nostalgia type, Romantic rose group, female given‑name cultivar.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Dominique Massad for Guillot‑Massad, Roseraies Pierre Guillot; introduced by Roseraies Guillot in France in 1997, with registration and breeding recorded for the same year.
Growth and structure
Bushy shrub rose, typically 80–130 cm high and wide, with dense, mid‑green, glossy foliage and moderate prickliness; forms a rounded, well‑branched structure suitable for beds, edging and specimen use.
Flower morphology
Very full, double, cup‑shaped flowers with over 40 petals; medium sized (about 1.5–2.75 inches), borne in clusters; remontant with a main flush and a lighter second flowering later in the season.
Colour and phenology
Creamy white base with vivid pink‑red edging and soft pink blush; buds ivory‑white with pink tinge; colour fades slowly to pale peach‑rose while ground colour holds well, giving multitone effect on the bush.
Fragrance and aroma
Classic rose fragrance of mild strength; a gentle, subtly scented rose best appreciated at close range, more focused on visual nostalgia and colour play than on strong fragrance impact.
Rose hip characteristics
Rose hip set is generally sparse due to very double blooms; occasional spherical hips 6–10 mm across, in orange‑red tones, appearing late in the season when some flowers are left uncut.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C, RHS H7, roughly USDA zone 6b and Swedish zone 3; moderate heat and drought tolerance but needs watering in long dry spells; disease resistance weak, particularly to rust.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in fertile, well‑drained soil with regular feeding and preventive disease care; plant 70 cm apart in beds, 60 cm in hedges, 110 cm as specimens; use square spacing 2.0 plants/m² or hexagonal 2.4 plants/m².
Eliane Gillet™ offers compact, romantic blooms, good container suitability and stable, long‑term performance from its own‑root habit, making it a thoughtful choice if you would like a nostalgic rose you can enjoy for years.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
ELIANE GILLET™ – white with red-edged petals nostalgia rose - Massad
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour:
Creamy white base with delicate pink–red edging and a faint inner rosy hue.
Closed Bud:
Uniform ivory-white with a pale pink tinge towards the tip.
Freshly Opened Flower:
Light cream‑white, with a powder‑pink flush appearing on the outer petals.
Full Bloom:
Cream-white background with a vivid raspberry-red edging on the petal margins and a soft pink blush towards the centre.
Pre-Fading Flower:
Fading white, the pink‑red edge softens to a pale peach‑rose.
Colour Fading Description:
On opening the cream-white ground colour the edge intensifies to a vivid raspberry red, then fades to a pale peach-rose before the bloom drops; the ground colour holds well.
Pollinator Attraction:
Because its flowers are strongly double, with the stamens often hidden and less accessible, it generally attracts few pollinators.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its very double flowers hide the stamens, making it primarily an ornamental variety.
Rose Hip Notes:
Rose hip formation is expected to be scant due to the double flowers; occasionally appearing, 6–10 mm in diameter, spherical, orange‑red rose hips.
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.
