Rich, deep plum-purple shade with a magenta overtone. Silky, velvety appearance. - hybrid tea rose - very strong, long-lasting scented rose - sweetly spicy aroma
– Award-winning Blackberry Nip™ hybrid tea
– Velvety plum-purple blooms with silvery edges
– Very strong, long-lasting sweet spicy fragrance
– Excellent remontant flowering for cutting
– Hardy to H7, suitable for colder regions
– Special feature: Premium silver-rated cultivar with show bench pedigree and proven exhibition performance.
Minimal maintenance – Harmonious environment
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
22,90 £
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BLACKBERRY NIP™ – purple hybrid tea rose – Somerfield
This distinctive, own-root hybrid tea brings velvety blooms and a richly spiced perfume to the family garden while remaining reassuringly low maintenance for busy households. Large, high-centred flowers in a deep plum-purple palette repeat generously through the season, giving you reliable colour and scent with straightforward care, even where you have heavier soils and need to manage moisture and drainage more carefully. The bushy, upright structure forms a dense, leafy backdrop that looks refined from the front path or patio, and the long, straight stems make superb cut flowers for the house. As an own-root plant, it settles in gradually and builds a lasting, balanced shrub, bringing its full ornamental value as roots strengthen, top growth develops and the plant matures over the first few seasons.
Freshly opened Blackberry Nip™ flower with intense blackberry-purple outer petals and a brighter magenta centre.
Blackberry Nip™ in bloom, showing the high-centred, pointed bud typical of a cut-rose hybrid tea.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front-garden focal shrub by the path or doorway
The tall, bushy habit and velvety plum-purple blooms create an immediate focal point that reads clearly from the street, echoing classic British front gardens without demanding specialist pruning. Ideal for homeowners who want impact with minimal decision-making, especially beginners.
Small mixed border in a family back garden
Its dense, grey-green foliage and repeat flowering provide a strong vertical accent among perennials and grasses, while moderate maintenance needs suit a space shared with children and pets where you prefer durable, tidy planting. Best for time-pressed gardeners.
Cutting corner for home flower arrangements
The long, straight stems and high-centred, exhibition-style flowers are ideal for vases, and the very strong fragrance fills a room, giving you reliable, garden-grown stems without needing a dedicated cutting garden. Perfect for scent-loving home florists.
Specimen rose in a cottage-style planting
Planted singly with soft companions, its rich purple tones and full, layered blooms introduce a romantic, cottage feel, while self-cleaning flowers keep the display neat between visits to the garden. Suited to aesthetics-focused cottage-planting enthusiasts.
Small group of 3–5 plants in a front border
Grouped at the recommended spacing, the bushy structure knits into a compact, coherent block of colour, giving a smart, unified look that is easy to manage with simple annual pruning. A good choice for those wanting straightforward, repeatable planting solutions.
Rose bed on heavier or more challenging soils
As an own-root rose, it gradually develops a strong framework that copes well with ordinary British conditions, provided you improve soil structure and ensure reliable water movement in wetter periods, helping you cope more confidently with awkward-site owners.
Large container on terrace, balcony or patio
In a 40–50 litre pot with quality compost, it offers season-long flowers and fragrance close to seating areas, with manageable watering and feeding routines that suit busy urban lifestyles. Ideal for balcony and small-terrace rose collectors.
Part-shade side garden or around-the-house bed
Its suitability for partial shade allows planting on east- or west-facing sides of the house, where many roses struggle, giving you colour and perfume beyond the main sunny border and fitting neatly into simple, low-effort planting plans for householders.
Styling ideas
Cottage Duo – Combine with Calamintha and low catmints for a soft, hazy understorey that sets off the rich purple blooms in a relaxed border – for lovers of romantic cottage style.
Formal Accent – Plant as a single specimen in a neat gravel or clipped-box frame so the bushy habit and exhibition flowers read as a classic front-door feature – for those who like structured gardens.
Perfumed Walk – Line a short path with a small staggered group, letting the strong fragrance greet visitors as they pass – for hosts who enjoy scented welcomes.
Moody Palette – Pair with blue globe thistle and dusky salvias to echo the velvety purple tones and create a modern, dramatic colour scheme – for design-conscious urban gardeners.
Container Retreat – Grow in a large terracotta pot beside seating, where repeat flowers and easy care provide a simple, high-reward feature – for balcony and patio users.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
BLACKBERRY NIP™ hybrid tea rose, exhibition-type cut-flower hybrid tea marketed by Somerfield; ARS approved exhibition name Blackberry Nip; collection Hybrid tea rose.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Rob Somerfield of Glenavon Roses Ltd, Tauranga, New Zealand; introduced and registered in 1996, with parentage undocumented in available records.
Awards and recognition
Silver Star of the South Pacific and Certificate of Merit, Palmerston North International Rose Trial Garden (1998); Auckland Rose of the Year and a major fragrance award in 1999.
Growth and structural characteristics
Bushy, upright shrub reaching about 100–140 cm in height and 85–115 cm spread, with dense, slightly glossy grey-green foliage and plentiful thorns giving a robust, full appearance.
Flower morphology
Large, very double blooms with over 40 petals, solitary on long stems; high-centred, pointed buds of classic cut-rose form, remontant with a generous second flush in suitable conditions.
Colour data and phenology
Deep plum-purple with magenta overtones and silvery edging; ARS code M, RHS 79A outer and 71B inner; tones soften to violet-pink, with colour fade more marked in strong sunshine.
Fragrance and aroma
Very strong, long-lasting perfume of sweetly spicy character, noticeable both outdoors and when cut for the house; primarily ornamental rather than pollinator-focused due to very full blooms.
Hip characteristics
Produces few hips; when present they are small, spherical red fruits around 4–6 mm in diameter, offering limited ornamental effect and generally not a feature of the variety.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Hardy to approximately –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3); moderate tolerance of heat and drought with irrigation, and moderate resistance to common fungal rose diseases.
Horticultural recommendations
Suitable for borders, specimens and cutting; plant 60–110 cm apart depending on use, at 2.0–2.4 plants/m²; tolerates partial shade and benefits from routine feeding and occasional disease checks.
BLACKBERRY NIP™ offers richly scented, velvety purple blooms on a long-lived, own-root shrub that is easy to manage and ideal for front gardens and cutting, making it a thoughtful choice for those planning a lasting family rose.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
BLACKBERRY NIP™ – purple tea-hybrid rose - Somerfield
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Competition and Show Awards:
Silver Star of the South Pacific – International Rose Trial Garden, Palmerston North (1998); Certificate of Merit – International Rose Trial Garden, Palmerston North (1998); Rose of the Year – Auckland Rose of the Year (1999); Fragrance Award – Auckland R
Flower Colour Description:
Rich, deep plum-purple shade with a magenta overtone. Silky, velvety appearance.
Closed Bud:
Deep, dark purple with a blackcurrant-like hue and a slight silvery bloom on the surface.
Newly Opened Flower:
Intense blackberry-purple outer petals, with a brighter magenta tone on the inner petals.
Full Bloom:
Velvety, dark plum-purple, with a delicate silvery-lilac veil along the edges of the outer petals.
Before Fading:
The crimson shade softens into a paler violet-pink, the edges acquiring a powdery silver sheen.
Colour Fading Description:
As the flower opens, the dark crimson–plum tone gradually changes to a paler violet–pink; it fades more markedly in strong sunlight.
Pollinator Attraction:
Its very double (fully double) flowers make it poorly attractive to pollinators, because flower form — whether single, semi‑double or double — and the accessibility of the stamens determine attraction, with double forms restricting access to stamens and t
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its very double blooms conceal the stamens, so it is primarily an ornamental variety.
Our product is a rose grown with pharmaROSA®’s unique cultivation technology!
2-litre, own-root, potted rose.
With a shoot system appropriate to the season.
With a root system that thoroughly permeates the growing medium.
Quality compliant with the requirements of the E.N.A. (European Nurserystock Association).
Supplied in unique packaging that prevents damage.
Can be planted during frost-free periods.
True-to-variety rose bush with a unique 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.
Crop overview: several varieties and growth stages in a short crop section.Shoot system: intensive growth of fresh basal shoots on a young plant.Root system: demonstration of a vigorous root system permeating the growing medium, by removing the pot.Balance: mature plant with root system and shoots in harmony with each other.
Information about the videos
The video series is not a “seasonal showcase”; it illustrates the essence of pharmaROSA® own-root cultivation in a tangible way: how the plant is built up, what the root system is like and how the shoot system regenerates. The recordings were therefore made at different times and with plants at various stages of development, so mixed foliage levels and differing stages of growth may appear in the videos. They are not a ‘sample’ of the batch dispatched, but a visual explanation of how the technology works. The current condition of the rose available to order — typical for the given period and similar to what you can expect to receive in the parcel — is shown in the upper part of the product page.
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Company details
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