POULyc008 – L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
Golden yellow with a delicate peach-coloured shade inside. - climbing rose, climbing rose - mild, subtly scented rose - soft, elegant character
– Compact clusters of golden yellow blooms
– Elegant colour fade to creamy, peach‑tinted tones
– Reliable repeat flowering over the season
– Glossy, dense dark foliage for a lush effect
– Medium disease resistance, RHS hardiness H7
– Special feature: Award‑winning climber with Certificat de Mérite and international recommendations.
Consistent quality – Style in the garden
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
20,10 £
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ZORBA™ – yellow climbing rose – Courtyard® collection
Courtyard charm meets effortless climbing structure in ZORBA™, a compact pillar rose that brings colour and tidy clusters of golden-yellow blooms to front gardens and entrances. With naturally good self-cleaning flowers and dense, glossy foliage, it keeps its shape with minimal intervention, suiting busy households who want impact without fuss. As an own-root plant it settles in, gradually forming a stable framework that copes well even in exposed, breezy sites with careful drainage and support. Over the first few seasons it focuses on roots, then framework, then full decorative display, giving you a dependable vertical accent for years in a classic cottage-style setting.
Zorba™ shows a dense, dark green, glossy foliage mass.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front-garden pillar by the doorway
ZORBA™ stays within a moderate climbing height, ideal for training onto a slim pillar or obelisk to frame your front door without overpowering a small plot. Its reliable repeat flowering creates a welcoming focus with little shaping required – a reassuring choice for the time-pressed home gardener.
Sunny house wall with trellis
The rose’s climbing habit and flexible shoots make it easy to fan out across a trellis or wires on a south- or west-facing wall, where it rewards you with flushes of warm yellow blooms. Own-root vigour supports a long-lived, well-anchored framework that responds well to simple, occasional pruning for the hobby gardener.
Compact cottage-style bed with vertical accent
Its small, cupped, double flowers appear in clusters, giving a fine-textured vertical accent among perennials and cottage favourites without clashing. The gentle, shifting yellow-peach shades blend easily with blues, whites, and soft pinks, making border planning straightforward for style-conscious beginners.
Low-maintenance family seating area backdrop
Densely clothed, dark green, glossy foliage forms an attractive screen behind a bench or patio, while good self-cleaning means far fewer spent blooms to deadhead. This keeps the area looking neat through the school and work week, suiting families who prefer simple weekend tidy-ups rather than regular detailed care.
Freestanding rose obelisk in a small lawn
Planted as a solitary specimen around an obelisk, its moderate spread and repeat flowering turn a small patch of lawn into a focal point. Over the first three years it steadily builds roots, then framework, then full flowering performance, rewarding patient gardeners who like to see a feature develop gracefully.
Raised bed or improved soil on heavy clay
Where soils are heavier, planting ZORBA™ into a raised or well-drained bed helps its own-root system establish and support a durable structure. Once settled, its medium maintenance needs and predictable growth habit suit gardeners who want a reliable climber without advanced pruning or complex feeding regimes.
Large decorative container on terrace or balcony
In a minimum 40–50 litre container with a sturdy support, ZORBA™ offers vertical colour where in-ground planting is limited. Its manageable height and moderate spread are simpler to train than more vigorous climbers, giving balcony and courtyard owners an accessible way to enjoy a classic climbing rose.
Informal mixed hedge or boundary feature
Planted at wider intervals along a boundary, it can be trained loosely along posts and wires, adding soft golden accents through the season rather than a solid wall. Medium disease resistance and own-root resilience make it a sound, long-term element for gardeners wanting structure with only occasional plant protection.
Styling ideas
Cottage-Pillar – Train ZORBA™ up a narrow pillar among feverfew and small scabious for a soft, romantic entrance feature – ideal for cottage-garden enthusiasts seeking gentle vertical structure.
Courtyard-Frame – Use a pair in large pots either side of a doorway with slim trellises, underplanting with low lavender or alpine catchfly – perfect for urban homeowners wanting symmetry in limited space.
Golden-Backdrop – Create a warm-toned backdrop behind a seating area, mixing ZORBA™ with pastel perennials to highlight its changing yellow–peach flowers – suited to families favouring relaxed, informal planting.
Soft-Border – Let its clusters rise from a narrow border with whites and blues, where self-cleaning blooms reduce deadheading – good for busy gardeners wanting colour without constant upkeep.
Feature-Obelisk – Place a single obelisk in the lawn and clothe it with ZORBA™, adding simple groundcover at the base – attractive for beginners looking for an easy, sculptural garden focal point.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Climbing rose, Courtyard collection; registered as POULyc008, marketed as Zorba™ Courtyard®; large-flowered climber type suitable for exhibition and garden use.
Origin and breeding
Bred in Denmark in 1992 by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen from an unnamed seedling × ‘Aspen’; introduced after 2004 by Poulsen Roser A/S.
Awards and recognition
Bagatelle (Paris) Certificat de Mérite 2005; Hradec Králové Honorable Approval 2006; The Hague Recommendation Certificate 2007, confirming stable ornamental value.
Growth and structural characteristics
Climbing rose 150–240 cm high and 70–120 cm wide, moderately thorny, with dense, dark green, glossy foliage and a framework suitable for pillars, trellises and compact walls.
Flower morphology
Small, cupped, double flowers 0.5–1.5 inches across, in clusters, with 25–30 petals; remontant habit with a generous second flush for season-long decorative interest.
Colour data and phenology
Golden-yellow blooms with peach tones (RHS 14B, 22B); vivid yellow buds fade to creamy yellow and cream-white edges with a peach veil, offering a soft, harmoniously changing palette.
Fragrance and aroma
Mild, subtly scented rose with a soft, elegant fragrance character; offers a gentle perfume close up rather than a strong garden-filling scent, suitable near entrances and seating.
Hip characteristics
Moderate production of ellipsoid, orange hips about 10–15 mm in diameter; can add fine autumn detail where spent clusters are left unpruned.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust; hardy approximately to –21 to –18 °C (RHS H7, USDA 6b, Swedish zone 3) with standard UK garden protection.
Horticultural recommendations
Best in full sun with support; plant 140–250 cm apart depending on use, ideally in improved, well-drained soil; medium maintenance with occasional plant protection as needed.
ZORBA™ Courtyard® offers compact climbing structure, neat self-cleaning blooms and long-lived own-root reliability; consider it if you need an easy vertical accent that will reward simple, consistent care.
Closed Bud:
Deep golden yellow with a pale orange tinge at the tip; the yellow tone of the surface is uniformly intense.
Newly Opened Flower:
Vivid, pure yellow ground colour with a delicate peach edging, the petal edges slightly lighter than the centre.
Full Bloom:
Golden‑yellow centre with a soft apricot–orange fade towards the edges, the colour transition harmoniously even.
Before Fading:
Light, creamy-yellow base with a pale peach-pink veil, the petal edges fading to almost cream-white.
Colour Fading Description:
As the flower opens, the vivid golden yellow gradually fades to a creamy yellow, and eventually the petal edges become almost cream-white with a delicate peachy veil.
Pollinator Attraction:
Double yet open flowers moderately attract pollinators because the double form and reduced accessibility of the stamens limit their appeal.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
Double-flowered variety that moderately attracts pollinators and can therefore be considered at most partially 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.
