BERLINGOT™ – white-pink bedding floribunda rose - Dorieux
Imagine a cottage-garden corner where fragrance drifts through open windows and striped blooms glow against glossy foliage, even when breezes are fresh and rain rolls in from the coast in blustery spells. BERLINGOT™ settles quickly as a pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL own-root plant, building a dependable framework for decades of romance with minimal intervention: a compact, bushy habit that fits front borders, paths and kitchen-garden edges without overwhelming your space. Its cupped, double flowers repeat generously through summer, rewarding light deadheading with another wave of colour. Over the seasons, roots establish, top growth gains poise and the plant matures into a low-maintenance centrepiece that feels at home beside lavender, herbs and cottage perennials, bringing a relaxed, storybook charm to ordinary family plots. You can enjoy striped-petal novelty without fussy care routines, confident in solid hardiness and medium disease resilience, while the own-root structure supports long-term regrowth after pruning, weather or time reshape your garden.
Usage options
| Target area |
Reasoning |
| Front-of-border cottage bed |
The compact, bushy habit and 80–110 cm height make BERLINGOT™ ideal for the front or mid-front of a mixed cottage border, giving rhythm without blocking views from the house or terrace. Repeating flushes of striped flowers keep the scene looking tended even when you only deadhead at weekends, matching the needs of the busy hobby gardener. |
| Mixed bedding near seating |
Strong, fruity scent carries well in still evening air, so planting near a bench or patio makes everyday moments feel like afternoon tea in an English country garden. Clustered blooms create concentrated pockets of fragrance without demanding elaborate care, suiting the romantic cottage-style lover. |
| Small family garden focal point |
Its distinctive white-and-magenta striping gives instant character in average suburban gardens, where space for dramatic shrubs is limited. As an own-root floribunda, it forms a durable, well-anchored framework that responds kindly to simple yearly pruning, reassuring the long-term-minded homeowner. |
| Informal low hedge or path edging |
Recommended planting distances of 45–55 cm allow you to edge paths or create a loose, flowery hedge with repeating colour and scent all summer. The regular outline is easy to keep in shape with straightforward spring pruning and light summer trims, helpful for the beginner gardener. |
| Feature rose in large containers |
In a 40–50 litre or larger container, its compact growth and repeat flowering give balcony or terrace displays a refined, country-house feel. The own-root system copes well with periodic repotting and renovation, rewarding occasional feeding and watering with reliable performance for the urban patio owner. |
| Colour accent in kitchen or herb garden |
The playful stripes contrast beautifully with greens and silvery foliage in a productive corner, softening vegetable beds and herb rows. Medium maintenance needs fit around seasonal crops, so you can focus on watering and basic care while still enjoying a decorative rose as a treat for the kitchen-garden enthusiast. |
| Traditional rose bed with mixed perennials |
Moderate disease resistance and average heat tolerance respond well to typical UK care: decent soil preparation, sensible spacing and watering during longer dry spells. Over the first years, a strong root system, increasingly full shoots and then a settled flowering framework develop, giving steady results to the traditional rose collector. |
| Coastal or wind-exposed family plot |
Its dense, bushy framework and moderate thorniness help it stand securely and keep its outline tidy in gardens touched by regular breezes and occasional driving rain. Own-root plants recover well from wind damage and simple rejuvenation pruning, an advantage for the practical garden owner. |
Styling ideas
- Cottage-Stripe Border – Thread BERLINGOT™ along a front border with lavender, catmint and hardy geraniums to echo its fruity scent and playful striping – ideal for lovers of classic English cottage charm.
- RomanticPatio Pot – Plant a single rose in a 50 litre terracotta container with trailing thyme and white lobelia to enjoy fragrance and colour close to your seating – perfect for balcony and courtyard gardeners.
- Kitchen-Garden Accent – Place small groups among herbs, chives and salad beds so the rose marks paths and bed corners, softening the productive layout – suited to home cooks with a rustic potager.
- StripedLow Hedge – Create an informal edging along a front path by repeating plants at 45–55 cm, underplanting with low alchemilla and spring bulbs – appealing to families wanting order with a soft, storybook feel.
- ColourEcho Bed – Combine with deep-purple clematis ‘Jackmanii’, smoke bush and pale blue brunnera so foliage and flower tones pick up the rose’s magenta-on-cream pattern – for design-conscious, colour-focused gardeners.
Technical cultivar profile
| Property |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Floribunda bed rose, registered as DORmine, marketed as BERLINGOT™ Bedding rose DORmine; bush-form, exhibition floribunda within the bedding rose collection. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by François Dorieux II in France from ‘Mimie Mathy’ × ‘New Imagine’; introduced and registered in 2010 as a modern, decorative floribunda for bedding and garden use. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Compact, bushy shrub 80–110 cm high and 50–70 cm wide, with dense, light- to mid-green glossy foliage and moderate prickles, forming a neat, easily maintained outline in beds or containers. |
| Flower morphology |
Large, double, cupped blooms with 26–39 petals borne in clusters; remontant, with a profuse second flush when lightly deadheaded, giving generous flowering through the main garden season. |
| Colour data and phenology |
White to creamy base petals with vivid purple-pink striping (RHS N155C and 63C); buds show carmine brushstrokes, stripes soften in strong sun yet retain a lively, playful bicolour pattern. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Strong, rich, fruity fragrance clearly noticeable at close range and detectable from a distance in still air, making it particularly effective planted near paths, doors, seating areas and terraces. |
| Hip characteristics |
Hip set generally low due to full, double flowers; occasional small spherical hips 10–14 mm across may form, coloured orange-red (RHS 40B), offering modest late-season ornamental interest. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Hardy to about −21 to −18 °C (RHS H7; USDA 6b; Swedish Zone 3); moderate tolerance to heat, drought and common fungal diseases, benefiting from watering in dry spells and basic protection. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Suited to sunny beds, low hedges and large containers; plant at 45–55 cm spacing, allowing 3.3–3.8 plants/m²; moderate maintenance, mainly watering in dry weather, feeding and periodic deadheading. |
BERLINGOT™ Bedding rose DORmine offers compact, repeat-flowering striped blooms with rich scent, long-lived own-root reliability and straightforward care, making it a refined choice if you would like a romantic yet manageable garden feature.
