Bright orange petals on a golden-yellow base, with red speckling in places. - landscape shrub rose - mild, delicately scented rose - scent description not available
– Vibrant orange-yellow, beautifully striped blooms
– Reliable repeat flowering through the season
– Robust health with high disease resistance
– Low-maintenance shrub for easy care beds
– Hardy to Irish winters, USDA zone 6b Special feature: Creates elegant, colourful mass plantings with minimal upkeep.
Long lifespan – Elegant spaces
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
18,30 €
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PRIME TIME – orange-yellow landscape shrub rose - Laperrière
If You want a reliable rose that simply gets on with flowering, PRIME TIME is an upright, medium-height shrub that fits easily into most Irish family gardens, creating a neat, colourful framework without demanding complicated care. Its orange-yellow, softly stripy blooms bring a cheerful display from early summer, repeating well so beds and borders look lively over a long season. Bred as a robust landscape shrub, it offers convincing disease resistance and copes well with our cool, damp conditions and heavier soils where drainage has been sensibly improved for wetter winters. Own-root plants like this settle in for the long term, growing into a balanced bush that ages gracefully and can regenerate from the base if ever cut back hard, keeping ornamental value steady for years. In year one PRIME TIME concentrates on strong roots, year two brings more shoots and flowers, and by year three You enjoy the full impact of a mature, well-shaped shrub. Ideal for small groups, front gardens and low hedges, it keeps pathways, entrances and cottage-style beds looking quietly orderly.
Prime Time in bud, opening and full bloom side by side.
Prime Time showcases a mild, delicate fragrance.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden bedding by the path
Medium height and upright growth make PRIME TIME perfect for framing a front path without overwhelming it, giving a bright, stripy orange-yellow welcome with repeat flushes through the season for low-fuss, everyday curb appeal for busy beginners
Small group of 3–5 shrubs in a mixed border
Planted in a loose drift, its consistent habit and patterned blooms knit a border together, repeating colour along the bed while staying compact enough for average gardens and leaving room for perennials and bulbs for style-conscious homeowners
Low informal hedge along a drive or boundary
Regular spacing at about 50–60 cm creates a softly upright hedge that screens low areas, with healthy mid-green foliage and reliable flowering; the own-root structure builds a long-lived, easily maintained line ideal for practical-minded gardeners
Urban courtyard or coastal patio in a large container
In a 40–50 litre pot, PRIME TIME forms a tidy, upright shrub whose good disease resistance means less spraying in enclosed spaces, while its bright colour stands out against paving and walls, suiting compact patios and balconies for space-limited city-dwellers
Cottage-style flowerbed with perennials
The warm orange-yellow roses blend beautifully with pinks, marigolds and other cottage plants, giving a slightly vintage, painterly effect that softens paths and terraces, ideal for those seeking a relaxed, romantic look for traditionalist cottage-owners
Easy-care rose area in family gardens
With low maintenance needs and strong resistance to common rose diseases, this shrub suits busy families who want flowers without complex spraying or pruning routines, offering dependable structure and colour in everyday back gardens for time-poor families
Public-facing spots in wetter, heavier-soil regions
Suited to cool, damp Irish weather where soils can be heavy, as long as excess water can drain away reasonably, PRIME TIME holds foliage well and flowers cleanly, making it a safe choice for exposed, seen-by-all beds for cautious planners
Gentle slope or slightly raised bank
Its upright but bushy growth and moderate spread let it anchor a small slope or bank with repeating colour, while the own-root system knits into the soil over time, offering long-term stability and structure for forward-thinking beginners
Decorating ideas
Welcoming Trio – Plant three PRIME TIME roses by your front gate with dwarf French marigolds at their feet to echo the warm oranges and yellows – suits homeowners wanting a cheerful, easy-care entrance.
Cottage Band – Line a sunny cottage path with a loose ribbon of PRIME TIME, interplanted with garden pinks and soft grasses for a romantic, slightly wild edge – ideal for lovers of traditional cottage gardens.
Striped Feature Pot – Grow one shrub in a 40–50 litre terracotta pot, underplant with trailing thyme and white lobelia to contrast the fiery blooms – perfect for patios and balconies where space is limited.
Colour-Block Hedge – Create a low hedge along a driveway, repeating PRIME TIME at regular intervals and backing with evergreen rosemary for year-round structure – great for practical gardeners seeking tidy boundaries.
Warm Sunset Border – Combine PRIME TIME with blue California lilac and soft cream perennials for a glowing, sunset palette that reads beautifully from the house – made for design-conscious families who enjoy evening garden views.
Technical cultivar profile
Property
Data
Name and registration
Modern shrub (landscape shrub) bedding rose; registered as LAPastri, marketed as PRIME TIME – orange-yellow landscape shrub rose - Laperrière; pharmaROSA ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root container-grown plant.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Robert Laperrière at Roseraie Laperrière in France, breeding year 2016; parentage not published; introduced as a landscape-type bedding shrub rose for ornamental garden and public-space use.
Growth and structure
Upright shrub, about 80–110 cm high and 50–70 cm wide, moderately thorny; foliage mid-green, slightly glossy and moderately dense, forming a balanced, bushy outline well suited to beds, borders and low hedges.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, double, cup-shaped flowers with around 26–39 petals; carried in small clusters of one to two blooms per stem; remontant with a generous second flowering period in suitable conditions across the season.
Colour and phenology
Bright orange petals over a golden-yellow base with red speckling; strongly bicoloured when fresh, gradually softening to brick and cream tones; overall effect is a warm, variegated orange-yellow display as flowers age.
Fragrance and aroma
Mild, delicately scented rose fragrance; scent not overpowering, making it comfortable near paths, doors and sitting areas where a light, unobtrusive perfume is preferred rather than a strong, room-filling aroma.
Rose hip characteristics
Rose hips form only occasionally due to the double blooms; where present they are small, about 8–12 mm, ellipsoidal and orange-red, adding modest late-season interest without significant self-seeding.
Resistance and hardiness
Classed as resistant to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy to approximately −21 to −18 °C (H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); well suited to most Irish regions given sensible site selection and drainage.
Horticultural recommendations
Use for beds, low hedges, specimen shrubs, parks, urban green spaces and slopes; spacing about 50–60 cm for hedges and groups, 100 cm for specimens; tolerates partial shade; maintenance needs are low in typical garden settings.
PRIME TIME – orange-yellow landscape shrub rose - Laperrière offers reliable repeat flowering, strong disease resistance and long-term, own-root resilience, making it a reassuring, easy-care choice if You would like to plant once and enjoy for years.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
PRIME TIME – orange-yellow landscape shrub rose - Laperrière
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Flower Colour:
Bright orange petals on a golden-yellow base, with red speckling in places.
Closed Bud:
Saturated fiery red–coral on the outside, with a golden‑yellow sheen inside and faint yellow striping/speckling at the edges.
Freshly Opened Flower:
Strongly bicoloured: golden–lemon-yellow areas with orange and coral washings.
Full Bloom:
Flaming orange–red overall effect with golden-yellow stripes and splashed markings.
Pre-Fading Flower:
The red tone softens and becomes brick-like, the yellow fields fade to cream to straw yellow, and the overall pattern appears more subdued.
Colour Fading Description:
During opening the orange–red tones dull, leaning towards brick, while the yellow areas fade to cream–straw yellow; the overall effect softens.
Pollinator Attraction:
Its fully double flower form (double rather than simple or semi‑double) and concealed stamens reduce accessibility to nectar and pollen, so it attracts pollinators poorly.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Double-flowered; its blooms largely conceal the stamens, so it is mainly ornamental and has limited pollinator-friendliness.
Rose Hip Notes:
Rose hip formation is expected to be scarce due to the double flowers; occasionally an 8–12 mm diameter, ellipsoid, orange‑red rose hip 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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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.
