Dazzling snow‑white, free from cool undertones. - groundcover rose - medium-strength, clearly noticeable scented rose - softly sweet
– Spreading growth creates a magical white carpet.
– Abundant repeat flowering through the season.
– Dense, glossy foliage for a lush effect.
– Strong disease resistance and winter hardiness.
– Medium, softly sweet fragrance for enjoyment.
– Special feature: ADR-Rose certified for proven garden performance.
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pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
22,90 £
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Magic Blanket Cityflor® TANigino – white groundcover shrub rose
Effortless to live with and genuinely reliable, Magic Blanket Cityflor® TANigino forms a dense, low, spreading carpet of glossy foliage and snow‑white flowers that copes well with breezy, wetter British weather and good disease resistance. Its semi‑double blooms appear in generous clusters, giving a long season of flowering with a clearly noticeable, softly sweet fragrance, while most spent blooms drop away on their own to keep beds neat. As an own‑root shrub it develops into a stable, long‑lived planting, renewing from the base and needing only light pruning to hold its shape. Plant once for lasting groundcover effect, expecting roots to settle in the first year, bush and stems to build strongly in the second, and full ornamental value to emerge by the third in a family garden.
Magic Blanket® shows semi-double white flowers with 13–25 petals.
Magic Blanket® in full bloom with pure white flowers.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden groundcover carpets
Its naturally spreading, blanket-like habit quickly closes bare soil, creating a tidy, low green-and-white carpet along drives or paths. This helps suppress weeds and reduces the need for fiddly edging work, well suited to busy beginners.
Low-maintenance cottage-style borders
Continuous clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage give that soft cottage look without demanding frequent deadheading, thanks to good self-cleaning. A simple yearly tidy keeps it performing well for many seasons, ideal for time-pressed homeowners.
Small beds by the house
Compact height and broad spread mean one to three plants can fill small beds beneath windows without blocking light, while the medium-strength sweet fragrance adds gentle scent near doors and seating, pleasing for aesthetics-focused gardeners.
Family gardens with limited gardening time
Low feeding and pruning needs, combined with high disease resistance, make this rose straightforward to look after, even where gardening has to fit around family life and work. It rewards simple care with long seasons of bloom for busy families.
Partially shaded side gardens
Tolerant of partial shade, it flowers reliably where many roses sulk, such as east- or west-facing side strips between houses. This allows difficult, overlooked spots to become attractive, usable spaces for practical homeowners.
Coastal and exposed suburban plots
Strong foliage, robust structure and certified resilience make it dependable in open, breezier sites, where it holds its flowers well and shrugs off typical garden stresses, fitting those who need planting that simply works for coastal-plot owners.
Containers and large patio planters
Its low, spreading habit suits broad, stable containers of at least 40–50 litres, giving a cascading carpet of white from a single pot, while own-root vigour supports long-term performance on terraces, ideal for urban balcony gardeners.
Simple mixed plantings and small rose groups
Reliable flowering and glossy foliage combine well with perennials, with white blooms tying together varied colours. Over time the own-root framework stabilises, giving a long-lived, balanced picture with minimal interventions, reassuring for long-term planners.
Styling ideas
White-cottage-edge – run a low ribbon of Magic Blanket along a front path, interplanted with soft blue catmint for a relaxed cottage border – for lovers of traditional, welcoming entrances.
Urban-green-carpet – use groups of three plants in a small front bed to form a weed-suppressing white carpet under clipped box or yew – for busy city homeowners wanting polish with little effort.
Patio-centrepiece – plant one rose in a wide 50-litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme around the rim for scented summer evenings – for balcony and terrace gardeners seeking easy seasonal colour.
Soft-hedge-strip – space plants in a loose line along a drive to create a low, flowering strip instead of a formal hedge – for families wanting clear boundaries without heavy pruning work.
Pollinator-curve – curve a band of Magic Blanket in front of taller perennials such as Liatris and Coreopsis to frame a wildlife-friendly bed – for nature-conscious gardeners who still prefer tidy structure.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Groundcover shrub rose, registered as TANigino; marketed as Magic Blanket Cityflor TANigino, ARS exhibition name Magic Blanket, commercial groundcover type within the Cityflor collection.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers at Rosen Tantau, Germany, from unnamed seedling parents; introduced and registered in 1992, with initial distribution by Rosen Tantau in European markets.
Awards and recognition
Holds ADR-Rose certification from 1995 in Germany, indicating tested garden performance, strong disease resistance and reliable flowering under practical, low-spray landscape and garden conditions.
Growth and structural characteristics
Low, spreading groundcover habit about 55–90 cm high and 150–220 cm wide, with dense, light-green glossy foliage and moderate prickliness, forming a continuous, blanket-like shrub mass over time.
Flower morphology
Semi-double, cup-shaped blooms with 13–25 petals, produced in clusters of medium-sized flowers about 1.5–2.75 inches, repeating freely with a particularly abundant second flush in suitable conditions.
Colour data and phenology
Flowers open pure snow-white with a subtle silky sheen, later softening to creamy white; colour is stable, with good resistance to fading in heat and rain, giving a consistently bright white display.
Fragrance and aroma
Softly sweet, clearly noticeable fragrance that is evident at close range around paths or seating; semi-double form offers moderate appeal to pollinators, balancing decorative effect with some wildlife value.
Hip characteristics
Forms small, spherical red hips about 8–12 mm across, generally produced sparsely, adding discrete late-season interest without overwhelming the clean, groundcover effect of the foliage and flowers.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated hardy to about −32 to −29 °C (USDA 4b, RHS H7, Swedish zone 5), with good tolerance of heat, some drought and urban conditions, and high resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust.
Horticultural recommendations
Best used as groundcover or in beds, borders and parks; spacing from 110 to 205 cm depending on use; low maintenance with minimal feeding and pruning, and suitable for partial shade in many gardens.
Magic Blanket Cityflor® TANigino offers easy groundcover, reliable flowering and soft fragrance on a durable own-root framework, making it a considered choice for those planning a long-lived, low-effort rose feature.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
MAGIC BLANKET – white groundcover rose - Evers
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Pollinator Attraction:
Semi-double (13–25 petalled) flowers are moderately attractive to pollinators, as the semi-double form and reduced accessibility of the stamens limit their appeal.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Semi-double (13–25 petals); flowers moderately attract pollinators and are therefore moderately 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.
