Light coral and orange‑pink shades blend gently, creating a warm, radiant effect. - bedding floribunda rose - very weak, barely perceptible scent rose - tea-like character
– Award-winning floribunda for trusted garden performance
– Warm coral-pink blooms in abundant clusters
– Reliable repeat flowering through the season
– Good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot
– Versatile for beds, borders and cut flowers
– Special feature: Environmentally conscious choice with moderate pollinator appeal.
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FIRST EDITION™ – coral pink bedding floribunda rose - Delbard
Coral clusters of semi-double blooms make FIRST EDITION™ an easy-going choice for neat, flower-filled front gardens. Its upright habit forms a tidy, medium-height bush that fits effortlessly into small beds and borders, coping well even where winds and rain regularly sweep across exposed plots in coastal-style conditions. Reliable remontant flowering brings flush after flush of colour through the season, while the moderately self-cleaning clusters help keep the plant looking orderly with only occasional deadheading. On its own roots it builds a long-lived, balanced bush that responds steadily to simple pruning and routine care. Given time, it follows the natural rhythm of strong root-building in the first year, then fuller top growth in the second, before achieving its best ornamental impact and bed-filling presence by the third. Suitable for beds, low hedging and larger containers, it offers dependable garden colour without complicated maintenance.
First Edition™ flowers in different opening phases, from coral-orange buds to softer pink tones.
First Edition™ in close-up, showing its coral-pink floribunda blooms and subtle fragrance.
First Edition™ shows glossy, light green foliage that reflects the light.
First Edition™ floribunda rose presented in a 2-litre pot.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden bed by the path
The upright, medium-height bush forms a tidy line of colour that stays within bounds, ideal beside front paths and drives. Repeating coral-pink clusters create a welcoming approach without needing complex pruning, well suited to beginners.
Small mixed border in a family garden
Reliable repeat flowering provides warm coral highlights among perennials and shrubs, giving structure in summer even when other plants dip. Medium maintenance needs fit comfortably into weekend routines for busy-owners.
Low flowering hedge or edging strip
Regular spacing at 40–50 cm creates a low, defined hedge with plentiful, evenly spaced sprays. The upright habit knits into a continuous line, forming a long-lived border framework valued by planners.
Small groups of 3–5 plants in a cottage-style bed
Cluster-flowered stems give the impression of many blooms from each plant, so compact groups quickly look full and abundant. This makes a classic cottage-style effect possible even in modest spaces for stylists.
Medium to large container on patio or terrace
Its balanced, upright framework suits a substantial pot of 40–50 litres, giving height and colour without toppling. Own-root growth responds well to periodic renewal pruning in containers, ideal for town-dwellers.
Cut flowers for informal indoor arrangements
Sprays of cup-shaped blooms cut well for small jugs and vases, bringing soft coral tones indoors. Repeated flowering ensures regular stems for picking through summer for home-decorators.
Family play garden with simple upkeep
Medium care needs and good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot reduce complicated treatments, supporting straightforward, child-friendly spaces where robust, reliable plants are prized by families.
Exposed or open-position beds
The upright framework and steady bedding habit cope well with open aspects where wind and rain are frequent, giving stable colour without staking, particularly appreciated by coastal and edge-of-town gardeners.
Styling ideas
Front-path rhythm – repeat small groups along a front path with lavender or hardy catmint between to soften edges and highlight the coral sprays – ideal for cottage-style homeowners.
Warm-coral focus – plant as a central group of five, underplanted with silver foliage such as stachys and artemisia to make the coral-pink flowers glow – suited to design-conscious beginners.
Low-hedge frame – create a low hedge edging a lawn or play area, interspersed at intervals with taller foxgloves or delphiniums for height – good for family gardens needing clear structure.
Patio feature pot – grow a single plant in a 40–50 litre container, trailing thyme or bacopa at the rim to spill around the upright rose – perfect for balcony and small-terrace gardeners.
Cutting corner – dedicate a sunny corner with several plants in a block, backed by airy grasses, so you can cut regular sprays for the house without spoiling the display – attractive for casual flower arrangers.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Floribunda bed rose, registered as DELtep, marketed as FIRST EDITION™. Belongs to the bedding floribunda group, used both as a garden variety and as a floribunda spray cut flower.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Georges Delbard in France from complex floribunda parentage, registered in 1976 and introduced in 1977, reflecting classic French breeding for garden and cut use.
Awards and recognition
Winner of major international trials: Bagatelle Silver Medal 1972, Orléans Rose d’Or Gold Medal 1974, and All-America Rose Selections award in 1977 for overall garden performance.
Growth and structural characteristics
Medium-height, upright bush 90–130 cm tall and 60–85 cm wide, with moderately dense, glossy light green foliage and moderate prickles, forming a tidy, balanced bedding or border plant.
Flower morphology
Semi-double, medium-sized cup to chalice-shaped flowers in clusters, with 13–25 petals and good remontant behaviour, giving plentiful second flushes over the main growing season.
Colour data and phenology
Warm coral-pink and orange-pink tones, RHS 36B–36C, opening bright then fading to softer pinkish-peach shades, providing a gently changing display from bud through full bloom to decline.
Fragrance and aroma
Very weak fragrance with a light tea-like character only faintly perceptible at close range; chosen more for colour effect and floral abundance than for strong scent in the garden.
Hip characteristics
Occasionally produces small spherical orange-red hips, about 10–14 mm in diameter, adding discrete late-season interest without significantly reducing its main flowering performance.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Hardy to around −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b), with good resistance to powdery mildew and black spot, moderate rust susceptibility, and requiring watering during prolonged dry spells.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in sunny positions with average soil and regular moisture, spaced 40–75 cm depending on use; medium care level, occasional pest control, and simple annual pruning to renew flowering wood.
FIRST EDITION™ offers reliable repeat flowering, a tidy upright habit and long-lived own-root growth that settles well into family gardens, making it a sound, low-fuss choice for those planning a lasting planting.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
FIRST EDITION™ – coral pink bedding floribunda rose - Delbard
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Competition and Show Awards:
Bagatelle (Paris) – Silver Medal (1972); Orléans – Rose d’Or Gold Medal (1974); All-America Rose Selections – Winner (1977)
Pollinator Attraction:
Semi-double (13–25 petals) flowers moderately attract pollinators, as the semi-double form and partially concealed stamens reduce access for foraging insects.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Its semi-double flowers (13–25 petals) moderately attract pollinators, so it is partly pollinator-friendly.
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
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.
