Light cream base with a delicate pink centre. - bedding floribunda rose - mild, restrained-scented rose - delicate, soft character
– Cream-white blooms with delicate pink centre
– Abundant repeat flowering through the season
– Compact upright habit for beds and borders
– Award-winning floribunda with proven merit
– Suitable for containers, patios and small gardens Special feature: Mild, soft fragrance adds gentle charm.
Future-proof garden selection – Continuous garden development
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
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SWEET BLONDIE™ – creamy-white bedding floribunda rose - Vissers
Bring a touch of romantic cottage charm to your front garden with SWEET BLONDIE™, a compact floribunda that covers itself in clusters of pastel blooms from early summer well into autumn. Its cupped, double flowers in soft cream with a blush-pink centre create a gently romantic look that suits small borders, mixed beds and neat front-garden designs. The upright, bushy habit stays around knee to hip height, so it remains manageable in an average Irish family garden and is easy to underplant with herbs or perennials. In a large patio pot of at least 40–50 litres it makes a compact feature by the front door, provided You give it regular feeding and watering. As an own-root plant it develops into a durable bush that can regenerate well after pruning, providing long-term structure rather than a short-lived display. With good plant protection and attention to air circulation it copes reliably even in areas with frequent rain and humid summers. Year by year it settles deeper into the soil: first focusing on roots, then building stronger shoots, and by the third season showing its full ornamental display in cream-white, rose-tinted clusters.
Sweet Blondie™ in freshly opened bloom, with pastel cream petals and a pale pink centre.
Sweet Blondie™ bud in soft creamy white with a pale pink tip.
Freshly opened Sweet Blondie™ bloom with a soft cream tone and pale pink centre.
Sweet Blondie™ bloom in late phase, with fading cream petals and a faint pink trace.
Use cases
Target area
Reason
Front garden feature bed
Ideal where You want a compact, upright rose that gives a soft, creamy-white focal point without overwhelming a small space; its dense foliage and cupped blooms create a welcoming, well-kept look for homeowners and beginners
Low cottage-style border
Fits perfectly into informal cottage schemes, where its pastel clusters mix easily with perennials like bearded iris and yarrow, building a long-lived, own-root shrub line that matures gracefully over several seasons for relaxed country-garden gardeners
Patio pot or terrace container
Works well in a 40–50 litre container with good drainage, where its upright form and repeat flowering provide months of colour close to the house, giving dependable seasonal interest to busy urban balcony and patio owners
Mixed border with perennials
Combines attractively with plants such as purple coneflower or ornamental grasses; the medium height lets it sit mid-border, while the steady flowering adds structure and continuity for mixed-planting enthusiasts
Small group planting (3–5 plants)
Planted in a tight group at recommended spacing, it forms a coherent, rounded flowering block; own-root durability means the group knits together into a stable, long-term bed for practical, design-conscious homeowners
Formal edging along paths
The regular height and upright habit lend themselves to creating a gently formal line along paths or driveways, giving a clear visual edge that still feels soft and welcoming for style-focused front-garden planners
Sunny, sheltered coastal front garden
Suited to bright, open spots where You can provide reasonable shelter and drainage, allowing the plant to establish a lasting framework even in areas where frequent rain and salty Atlantic breezes test long-term planting for coastal residents
Cut-flower corner in family gardens
Its floribunda-style clusters and medium-sized, double blooms are good for small home-cut arrangements; repeated flushes give You regular stems through summer and autumn, pleasing hobby flower-arranging fans
Decorating ideas
Cottage Cream Border – line a sunny front border with SWEET BLONDIE™, weaving in bearded iris and common yarrow for soft structure and pastel harmony – for cottage-garden lovers
Pastel Patio Pot – plant one bush in a 40–50 litre terracotta container with trailing thyme around the base for a neat, romantic doorway feature – for balcony and terrace owners
Soft Path Edging – alternate SWEET BLONDIE™ with low lavender or rosemary along a garden path to contrast creamy blooms with scented foliage – for low-maintenance designers
Mixed Perennial Drift – group 3 roses with purple coneflower and ornamental grasses in a sunny bed to create a gently waving, long-season display – for perennial enthusiasts
Family Cutting Corner – dedicate a small square in the veg or utility area to a cluster of SWEET BLONDIE™ for easy-to-reach stems for vases indoors – for beginner flower arrangers
Technical cultivar profile
Property
Data
Name and registration
Floribunda bed rose; registered as VISswepat, marketed as Sweet Blondie™ bedding rose. ARS exhibition name Sweet Blondie. Part of the bedding rose collection, bred for clustered flowering.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Martin Vissers in Belgium in 2002 from ‘Sweet Juliet’ × ‘Poustinia’. Introduced in 2010, initially distributed by Viva International BVBA. Developed as a compact, decorative bedding floribunda.
Awards and recognitions
Highly decorated bedding rose: Orléans gold medal 2006, Golden Rose Award Kortrijk 2010, Golden Rose Hradec Králové 2011, Audience Award The Hague 2012, confirming ornamental garden value.
Growth and structure
Upright, bushy habit reaching about 80–100 cm high and 50–70 cm wide. Dense, mid-green, slightly glossy foliage with moderate prickles. Forms a compact, well-branched shrub for beds and borders.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, double cupped blooms with 26–39 petals borne in clusters. Remontant, with an especially abundant second flush. Some self-cleaning, though occasional deadheading improves appearance.
Colour and phenology
Cream-white base with a delicate pink centre, buds softly tinted. Pastel cream when freshly open, fading paler in strong sun. Flowers repeatedly from early summer to autumn in clustered heads.
Fragrance and aroma
Fragrance is mild and restrained, with a delicate, soft character best appreciated at close range. Not a strong scent rose, chosen more for colour effect and bedding performance than intense perfume.
Rose hip characteristics
Rose hips are scarce due to the double flowers; occasionally small spherical red hips 7–10 mm may appear. These are incidental and not a primary ornamental feature of this cultivar.
Resistance and hardiness
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3). Disease sensitive, especially to powdery mildew and rust, with moderate black spot resistance; regular protection and good airflow are recommended.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in sunny, well-drained beds or large containers. Prefers regular watering in dry spells and balanced feeding. Requires preventative fungicide or organic protection in humid seasons, plus occasional deadheading and pruning.
SWEET BLONDIE™ offers romantic creamy flowers, compact upright growth and award-backed garden performance on a long-lived own-root plant; consider it if You like reliable summer colour with a classic feel.
Competition and Show Awards:
Orléans – gold medal (2006); Kortrijk / Courtrai – Golden Rose Award (2010); Hradec Králové – Golden Rose (2011); The Hague – Audience Award (2012)
Rose Hip Notes:
Rose hip formation is expected to be limited due to the double flowers; occasionally a spherical red (RHS 44A) rose hip 7–10 mm in diameter 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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