Rosa Chabadabada - Shrub Rose

The 'Chabadabada' rose bush from the Nectar Garden collection is a brand new variety of bush rose created by Kordes that stands out for its extremely vivid and stable colour of flowering and its exceptional natural resistance to diseases as attested by the German ADR label. On this small bush dressed in dark green foliage, clusters of small semi-double flowers of a bold pink bloom for five months, capturing all the attention. Terribly endearing, without demands, this slightly eye-catching little rose visited by bees and bumblebees will enhance any flower or shrub bed in gardens of all styles.

The Rosa x polyantha 'Chabadabada' or 'korhopiko' flowers, gathered in terminal clusters, come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and Rosa chinensis. Recently introduced by the rose grower Kordes, this variety is part of a series of roses dedicated to biodiversity, both decorative, highly recurrent, disease-resistant, and appreciated by pollinating insects. Most of them have obtained the highly selective ADR label, which rewards the most resistant varieties, among other criteria.

This vigorous small bush shows a bushy and dense habit. It will reach approximately 70 cm (28in) in height and have a spread of 60 cm (24in) in a few years. The 4-5 cm (2in) semi-double flowers are abundantly produced in successive waves from May, June, to October if the soil remains moist. They open charmingly, like tea roses, with petals beautifully arranged in a spiral. Their colour is a remarkably vivid fuchsia pink that does not fade in the sun. The petals open widely in full bloom, revealing a small white throat, sheltering a beautiful golden stamen heart. They bloom in great numbers, in clusters, as long as there is no frost. This vigorous and disease-resistant variety develops elegant, well-furnished foliage divided into small, rounded leaflets with a shiny dark green colour. Its stems are thorny.

The 'Chabadabada' Nectar Garden rose adapts to all soils that are not too dry and all climates, allowing it to be welcomed without hesitation in many regions. It makes a strong impression as a border plant or in a flower bed, planted in groups or mixed with other small flowering shrubs. The intense pink colour of its flowers pairs well with white, pink, red, blue, or even purple blooms. To accompany it, choose, for example, perennial geraniums (Geranium Blue Cloud, Anne Folkard, Nimbus, Rozanne, Orion), bellflowers, catmints, lavenders, perennial salvias, red valerians (Centranthus ruber), or even daisies.