Warm, rich peach‑orange tones dominate, with delicate inner layers showing a subtle golden sheen. - flower bed, floribunda rose - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - pleasant, classically rosy character
– Warm apricot‑peach blooms with golden sheen
– Compact, bushy habit ideal for beds and pots
– Reliable repeat flowering all season long
– Medium fragrance with classic rose character
– Winter hardy to H7 / USDA zone 6b Special feature: Semi‑double, open blooms support bees and pollinators.
PERFECT PET™ – apricot bedding Floribunda rose - Smith
This compact floribunda brings a peach glow to everyday gardens, flowering repeatedly in generous clusters that keep beds and borders lively throughout the season. Its semi-double blooms show bright stamens, making it naturally pollinator-friendly and a cheerful stop for bees in urban and rural plots alike. You can enjoy a reliable flush of colour without complicated routines, even in Irish conditions where humidity-driven fungal pressure can trouble fussier roses, as this variety manages respectably with straightforward care. The bushy, upright habit stays neat and compact, ideal for front gardens, edging and smaller spaces where you want order as well as charm. Medium care needs mean occasional plant protection and feeding are usually enough to keep it looking healthy. As an own-root plant, it settles in steadily and can enjoy a long garden life, regrowing from the base if ever cut back hard. In year one it quietly builds roots, in year two it pushes stronger shoots, and by year three it shows its full ornamental value as a well-shaped, flower-filled shrub you can rely on.
Perfect Pet™ apricot rose bud
Perfect Pet™ shows semi-double apricot blooms with a visible centre.
Perfect Pet™ at full bloom, showing warm apricot tones.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden bed by the entrance
Compact, upright growth and medium height make this rose perfect for framing a path or doorway without overwhelming the space, giving a tidy welcome that still feels romantic and inviting for busy homeowners.
Small mixed border with perennials
Remontant, cluster-flowered blooms provide ongoing peach-apricot colour that weaves easily between perennials, filling gaps in the flowering calendar so the border rarely looks bare for hobby gardeners.
Low edging along a driveway or path
Dense foliage and bushy structure form a soft, living edge that is easier on the eye than hard paving, creating rhythm and definition with simple pruning needs for low-maintenance gardeners.
Pollinator-friendly family garden corner
Semi-double, open flowers with visible stamens attract bees reliably, adding movement and life to play areas or seating spots while still offering classic rose charm for nature-loving families.
Partially shaded town garden bed
Suitable for partial shade, this cultivar copes well where fences or neighbouring buildings limit sun, still flowering steadily enough to brighten tighter plots for urban garden owners.
Coastal or wetter-climate planting scheme
Performs steadily with medium disease resistance even where still, damp air and frequent showers raise fungal risk, suiting typical Irish conditions for coastal-front gardeners.
Large container on patio or balcony
Works well in a 40–50 litre container, where its compact habit and repeated flowering deliver a long season of colour close to seating areas, with care limited mainly to watering and feeding for balcony owners.
Informal cottage-style rose group
Planting 3–5 bushes together creates a generous cloud of warm peach colour and autumn hips, forming a stable, own-root shrub group that knits into cottage planting over the years for romantic-style gardeners.
Decorating ideas
COTTAGE APRICOT BORDER – Plant in a loose group with Digitalis purpurea and soft grasses to echo Irish cottage lanes, ideal for those who like a relaxed, storybook edge to paths and fences – cottage-garden enthusiasts
SOFT FRONT-GARDEN FRAME – Use two or three along each side of a short path, underplanted with white alyssum, to create a welcoming peach-toned corridor – homeowners wanting simple, tidy kerb appeal
PEACH PATIO POT – Grow one plant in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme around the rim for easy summer colour beside a bench – balcony and patio owners seeking low-fuss flowers
POLLINATOR STRIP – Combine with lavender and rosemary in a narrow bed to add scent, bee interest and gentle structure along sunny walls – gardeners keen to support pollinators in small spaces
WARM HEDGING RIBBON – Plant as a low, informal hedge along drives or play-lawn edges, interspersed with small hydrangeas, for a soft, family-friendly boundary – families wanting structure without harsh fences
Technical cultivar profile
Characteristic
Data
Name and registration
Perfect Pet™ is a floribunda bed rose from the Bedding rose collection, registered as SMI122204, with the commercial description “apricot bedding Floribunda rose – Smith”, marketed for shrub and flower-bed use.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Edward Smith (Edward Smith Roses, United Kingdom); parentage is unknown. Introduced around 2010 for garden use as a compact, bedding-type floribunda suited to smaller spaces and decorative plantings.
Growth and structure
Bushy, upright habit with compact, erect growth, reaching about 65–95 cm high and 50–70 cm spread. Dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage; moderately thorny stems. Suitable for neat beds, edging and grouped mass plantings.
Flower morphology
Semi-double, cup-shaped blooms with 13–25 petals, medium-sized at roughly 1.5–2.75 inches. Flowers are borne in clusters, giving a floribunda effect with abundant repeat flushes; the second flowering period is also notably generous.
Colour and phenology
Warm apricot-peach tones dominate, with vivid peach-orange on opening and an intense peach at full bloom, then fading towards creamy yellow. A soft golden sheen is visible near the petal centres, creating lively, variable colour on the bush.
Fragrance and aroma
Pleasant, medium-strength fragrance with a classic rosy character that is clearly noticeable in the garden without being overpowering, adding sensory interest near paths, seating areas and entrances during main flowering periods.
Rose hip characteristics
Produces moderately abundant, ovoid, egg-shaped hips, around 8–12 mm in diameter. Hips mature to a red shade close to RHS 46B, bringing additional autumn interest and gentle seasonal structure once the main flowering period passes.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (USDA zone 6b, RHS H7, Swedish zone 3). Disease resistance is medium to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, performing reliably with basic care and standard preventive treatments when needed.
Horticultural recommendations
Recommended for beds, edging and containers; partial shade tolerant. Space at 35–65 cm depending on use, giving 5.7–6.5 plants per m² for mass plantings. Suits 40–50 litre containers; occasional plant protection and feeding are advised.
Perfect Pet™ offers compact, repeat flowering, pollinator-friendly colour in beds or containers, and as an own-root rose it builds a long-lived, resilient shrub for years of easy enjoyment, making it a sound choice if you would like reliable garden impact.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
PERFECT PET™ – apricot bedding Floribunda rose - Smith
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour:
Warm, rich peach‑orange tones dominate, with delicate inner layers showing a subtle golden sheen.
Closed Bud:
Mid-peach shade with a slight yellowish lightening towards the tip.
Freshly Opened Flower:
The outer petals are a vivid peach‑orange shade, with a soft yellowish glow at the throat.
Full Bloom:
Uniform, intense peach colour with a golden sheen at the petal centre.
Pre-Fading Flower:
The peach hue fades, then pales towards a creamy yellow.
Colour Fading Description:
Bright peach‑orange on opening, an intense peach colour at full bloom, fading towards a creamy yellow before the bloom fades.
Pollinator Attraction:
Open, eye‑spotted flowers with visible stamens attract bees, as single or semi‑double flower forms with exposed stamens provide easy access to pollen and nectar whereas fully double blooms that conceal stamens are less attractive.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Semi-double, open flowers with visible stamens attract pollinators well and are therefore moderately pollinator-friendly.
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.
