Milky-white petals with a subtle creamy tint. - park rose - medium-strength, clearly perceptible fragrance rose - fresh, musky character
– Elegant white blooms with golden stamens.
– Medium, fresh musky fragrance in flower.
– Healthy foliage, resistant to major diseases.
– Hardy shrub rose, tolerates cold winters.
– Versatile: hedge, specimen, wall or container.
– Special feature: Forms attractive orange‑red hips in autumn, adding seasonal interest.
Timeless elegance – Natural variety
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
19,70 £
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PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose - Scarman
With its airy clusters of milky-white blooms and fresh, musky perfume, Penelope Hobhouse brings a quietly romantic, cottage-garden feel to everyday family plots while remaining reassuringly easy to live with. This Hybrid Moschata shrub rose forms a gently arching, bushy framework that needs little more than light annual shaping, settling in reliably even where soil is heavy and benefits from improved drainage or raised beds to cope with wetter spells and winter rain. Its remontant habit ensures reliable repeat displays from early summer well into autumn, with each semi-double flower opening from a soft pink bud to a creamy white rosette that ages gracefully. Medium-strength fragrance and pollen-rich centres make it subtly wildlife-friendly without looking untidy, and the sparsely thorned stems are easier to manage along paths and front doors. As an own-root, container-grown plant in the pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2‑litre pot, it settles quickly, building roots in the first year, strong shoots in the second, and full ornamental impact by the third, giving you a long-lived rose that remains structurally stable, naturally balanced and pleasingly low-maintenance in real British garden conditions.
Penelope Hobhouse in different opening stages
Penelope Hobhouse in full bloom, showing pure white semi-double flowers with a golden-yellow stamen crown.
Penelope Hobhouse rose with a golden-yellow crown of stamens.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden focal shrub
The elegant, bushy habit and arching stems create a soft, traditional presence that suits classic British front gardens without demanding intricate pruning. Reliable remontant flowering ensures the entrance looks cared-for most of the season with minimal work for the busy homeowner.
Mixed cottage border
Milky-white clusters with a creamy tint blend easily with perennials and cottage favourites, while the medium height and spread help knit borders together. The own-root shrub develops a long-lived, balanced framework, ideal where you want a border to mature steadily for the patient gardener.
Low-maintenance hedge or screen
Planted at hedge spacing, its dense, light green foliage and repeat-flowering clusters form a soft, semi-formal boundary needing only light trimming. Good disease resistance and hardy growth keep the hedge tidy without frequent spraying or complex care for the practical planner.
Against a wall or obelisk
The flexible, sparsely thorned stems can be guided onto supports as a small climber, giving vertical interest without heavy tying or training. Moderate self-cleaning means less deadheading at height, making it easier to manage around doors and patios for the style-conscious owner.
Family seating area or terrace
The fresh, musky, medium-strength fragrance and soft white flowers create a calm, relaxing atmosphere near seating, while the pollinator-friendly semi-double blooms add gentle movement and life. The tidy, bushy habit is easy to live with beside everyday family spaces for the comfort seeker.
Large container near the house
In a well-prepared container of at least 40–50 litres, this own-root shrub builds a stable root system and balanced crown, flowering repeatedly close to windows or doors. Simple watering and feeding routines keep it performing well for the balcony or patio gardener.
Part-shade side garden
Suitable for partial shade, it continues to flower and hold its creamy white colour where many roses sulk, such as east-facing side paths or beside neighbouring buildings. Strong general health and winter hardiness suit exposed, everyday plots for the time-pressed beginner.
Wildlife-friendly ornamental corner
Semi-double flowers with accessible stamens, followed by orange-red hips, support pollinators and seasonal interest while still looking refined. Its disease resistance and ability to cope with typical British rainfall and heavier soils reduce intervention in a quieter corner for the nature lover.
Styling ideas
Cottage Harmony – Combine with lavender, pink campanulas and soft blue hardy geraniums to echo traditional cottage borders, relying on its repeat white clusters to link mixed colours – ideal for romantic, nostalgia-driven gardeners
Front-Door Welcome – Plant as a loose pair flanking a path, underplanted with low nepeta or thyme, to provide scented, low-care structure that reads as “well kept” from the street – suited to busy homeowners
Light-and-Air Hedge – Use in a staggered row with ornamental grasses and white gaura for a semi-transparent boundary that flowers for months with little pruning – perfect for those wanting gentle screening
Patio Centrepiece – Grow one shrub in a 50‑litre terracotta pot with trailing thyme and violas for year-round structure and easy-to-enjoy fragrance near seating – good for small-plot and terrace gardeners
Wildlife Ribbon – Thread plants through a border with achillea, scabious and single dahlias to create a pollinator-friendly strip that still looks refined and cohesive – appealing to environmentally aware garden owners
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Hybrid Moschata park shrub rose marketed as PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose - Scarman; current trade name used in the Park - shrub rose collection for garden use.
Origin and breeding
Descended from Rosa moschata × Rosa soulieana, bred by John Scarman in Germany and introduced by Scarman Roses in 2003 as a hardy, garden-worthy shrub rose.
Growth and structural characteristics
Bushy, arching shrub 130–200 cm high and 120–180 cm wide, with dense, light green, slightly glossy foliage and sparsely thorned stems giving a softer handling experience.
Flower morphology
Semi-double, cup-shaped blooms, 13–25 petals, small-flowered but borne in large, showy clusters; remontant, with a notably abundant second flush across the season.
Colour data and phenology
Buds show a soft pastel pink overlay, opening milky white with a creamy tint and golden-yellow stamens; colour holds well, fading gently without looking washed-out or dirty.
Fragrance and aroma
Fresh, musky character of medium strength, distinctly noticeable at close range and effective around paths, doors and seating areas without becoming overpowering in warm weather.
Hip characteristics
Moderately abundant ellipsoidal hips, 10–16 mm across, maturing to orange-red and extending the ornamental effect into autumn while also adding wildlife feeding opportunities.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated RHS H7 and USDA zone 6b, hardy to about –21 °C; good resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, remaining presentable with low chemical intervention.
Horticultural recommendations
Suitable for borders, specimens, hedges, walls, obelisks and large containers; prefers well-drained soil, regular watering in dry spells and simple yearly pruning to shape.
PENELOPE HOBHOUSE offers repeat flowering, scented, disease-resistant shrubs on long-lived own roots, making it a thoughtful choice when you want a reliable, graceful rose that will quietly earn its place over many years.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
PENELOPE HOBHOUSE – white park rose - Scarman
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Pollinator Attraction:
Semi-double (13–25 petals) flowers provide moderate attraction to pollinators, as the partially filled form still allows some access to the stamens and pollen.
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.
