Petals with a golden-yellow base are covered by vivid scarlet-red edges and shading. - floribunda bedding rose - very weak, barely perceptible scented rose - fruity
– Spectacular yellow‑red, flame‑like colour shifts
– Compact upright habit for beds and pots
– Dense, glossy dark green foliage
– Reliable remontant flowering all season
– Good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot Leagan speisialta: Buaiteoir Le Roeulx Audience Prize le gradaim idirnáisiúnta breise.
Elegant spaces – Long lifespan
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
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FIREBIRD ® – yellow-red bedding floribunda rose - Kordes
Let Firebird bring a vivid, flame-like display right to your front garden with clusters of yellow-red blooms that shift through glowing colour as they age, creating a lively focal point without demanding complicated care. This compact floribunda keeps a tidy, upright habit, ideal for smaller Irish gardens where space is precious yet You still want real impact from the path or the street. Dense, glossy dark-green foliage surrounds each bloom, helping the plant look finished and elegant even between flushes. Bred by Kordes for dependable performance, its medium disease resistance suits typical Irish summers with their frequent rain and fungal pressure. As an own-root rose it develops a balanced bush that can regenerate from the base, supporting a genuinely long garden lifespan with less interference. In its 2-litre pot it arrives well-rooted and easy to handle, so You can simply plant and let it settle into borders, low hedges or a generous patio container. With good moisture and feeding, expect a clear development arc: roots in year one, shaping shoots in year two and full ornamental value by year three, giving confidence that this fiery rose will grow into Your garden naturally.
Firebird shows double flowers with 26–39 petals and a faintly visible centre.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden focal point beside the entrance path
The compact upright habit and dense foliage create a neat, formal-looking bush that frames your doorway without overgrowing the path, ideal where you want strong impact in a small space, especially for the busy, design-conscious homeowner
Small mixed flowerbed in an average family garden
Its floribunda growth with medium-height stems and clustered blooms slots easily among perennials and shrubs, giving repeated colour without dominating neighbours, perfect for low-effort family beds where you want reliable structure for the beginner
Low, colourful hedge along a driveway or front boundary
Recommended spacings allow you to plant a low, bright hedge that reads as a continuous band of colour; the upright, consistent shape makes line-planting straightforward and easy to keep tidy for the practical-minded gardener
Season-long colour accent in a cottage-style border
The shifting yellow, orange and red tones echo traditional cottage-garden warmth, while remontant flowering keeps blooms coming through the season, supporting a relaxed but long-lived border plan that suits the romantic rural owner
Patio container or balcony feature (40–50 litre minimum)
Its moderate size and upright shape suit a large pot, where the dark foliage and bright flowers look “finished” from all sides; using a 40–50 litre container helps drainage in wetter Irish weather and simplifies care for the space-conscious urbanite
Colour-strong rose group of 3–5 plants in a front lawn bed
Planting several together delivers a bold, fire-like colour island that is easy to mow around and looks purposeful; own-root plants knit into a stable, long-term clump that can be refreshed by pruning, reassuring the time-poor householder
Bed near coastal or exposed sites with good drainage
The compact, well-branched structure and medium disease resistance allow it to cope respectably where winds and persistent damp can challenge fussier roses, especially if drainage is improved in heavier soils, giving confidence to the coastal gardener
Formal or semi-formal flowerbed for long-term planting schemes
Kordes breeding and own-root longevity support multi-year designs where the same rose must perform reliably over time; once established, routine pruning and feeding keep a stable outline that appeals to the forward-planning garden planner
Decorating ideas
Fiery Front Door Welcome – Plant a group of three FIREBIRD ® near your entrance and underplant with low Saxifraga x arendsii for a red-and-soft-pink cushion of colour – ideal for homeowners wanting a cheerful, tidy welcome.
Warm Cottage Ribbon – Create a low hedge of FIREBIRD ® along a path, weaving dwarf fountain grasses between plants so crimson-red blooms dance above soft, waving seedheads – for lovers of relaxed, cottage-inspired structure.
Sunset Patio Pot – In a 40–50 litre terracotta container, combine FIREBIRD ® with trailing thyme and silver foliage for a compact but dramatic “sunset” accent – perfect for small patios and balconies needing one strong feature.
Family-Friendly Colour Island – Arrange 5 bushes in a loose circle in the lawn and edge with dwarf honeysuckle to form an easy-mow island of glossy green and flame-toned blooms – great for busy families wanting simple maintenance.
Elegant Mixed Border Glow – Thread FIREBIRD ® through a mixed border with pale hydrangeas and lavender so its shifting yellow-red flowers add depth in front of soft pastels – suited to gardeners seeking long-term, refined colour play.
Technical cultivar profile
Property
Data
Name and registration
Floribunda bedding rose from the Fantasia collection; registered as KORtragoso, traded as Firebird ® Fantasia® KORtragoso, ARS exhibition name Firebird, bush rose exhibition floribunda type.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Tim-Hermann Kordes (Germany) from unnamed Rosa hybrida progeny lines; breeding completed 2005, introduced 2015 by W. Kordes’ Söhne and later by Star Roses & Plants in the United States.
Awards and recognitions
Audience Prize at Le Roeulx rose trials in Belgium (2014) and further awards in international rose competitions, confirming garden and show value in independent trials.
Growth and structure
Compact, upright floribunda with dense branching; typical height 60–80 cm and spread 45–65 cm, moderately thorny stems, well-furnished with glossy, dark-green foliage giving a full, bushy appearance.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, double, cupped blooms with approximately 26–39 petals, produced in clustered inflorescences; remontant habit with a generous second flowering, providing repeated displays across the main season.
Colour and phenology
Golden-yellow petal bases with vivid scarlet red edges; buds open with strong contrast then shift through orange-red to deep crimson, giving a colour change effect rather than fading, often appearing almost entirely red in strong sun.
Fragrance and aroma
Fragrance is very weak and barely perceptible; when detected it is lightly fruity, making the variety primarily an ornamental choice for colour and form rather than for strong scent in the garden.
Rose hip characteristics
Low rosehip production due to double flowers; occasional small spherical hips, about 6–10 mm, may form in orange-red tones (RHS 34A), but they are not a dominant ornamental feature.
Resistance and hardiness
Good winter hardiness to about −26 to −23 °C (H7, USDA 5b, Swedish zone 4); disease resistance medium overall, with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, but only medium tolerance to rust.
Horticultural recommendations
Suited to beds, low hedges and larger pots; plant 40 cm apart in mass plantings or 60 cm as specimens, around 6–7 plants/m². Maintenance is moderate, mainly pruning, feeding and occasional plant protection where disease pressure is high.
FIREBIRD ® offers compact, colourful clusters, a neat structure and dependable, long-lived own-root growth, making it an easy, rewarding choice for your garden if you would like a rose you can simply plant and enjoy.
Cultivar Name Meaning:
The name means "firebird", refers to the flowers' spectacular, flame‑like display of colour, and was chosen in honour of the German "Appen musiziert" charity event.
Flower Colour:
Petals with a golden-yellow base are covered by vivid scarlet-red edges and shading.
Closed Bud:
The outer surface is a rich scarlet red with a delicate yellow flush at the tip.
Freshly Opened Flower:
The petal base is an intense mid-yellow, and the edges are a vivid blood-red.
Full Bloom:
The yellow centre is only faintly visible through the outer petals, which change to an almost entirely red colour.
Pre-Fading Flower:
The red tone darkens to crimson while the yellow base colour mutes to a deep orange.
Colour Fading Description:
On opening the yellow base deepens to a rich orange, the outer petals change to almost pure red and, before the blooms fade, darken to a crimson red; a colour shift rather than fading is typical.
Pollinator Attraction:
Due to its double flowers with 26–39 petals and the reduced accessibility of the stamens, it attracts pollinators only to a limited extent.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Double flowers partially conceal the stamens, primarily an ornamental variety
Rose Hip Notes:
Rosehip production is expected to be low due to the double flowers; occasionally spherical, 6–10 mm in diameter orange‑red (RHS 34A) rosehips may appear.
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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