Clear, medium-light mauve-toned pink. A subtle lilac cast gives a cool overall effect. - park rose - mild, restrained-scented rose - soft, elegant character
– Graceful mauve-pink blooms with lilac sheen
– Tall, arching shrub for hedges and park use
– Exceptionally hardy to -40 °C (USDA 3a)
– Urban-tolerant, manages poorer, drier soils
– Soft, elegant fragrance, gently restrained
– Special feature: Historic 1923 Preston hybrid for naturalistic, botanical-style plantings.
Careful packaging – Ongoing garden development
darinaROSE® ORIGINAL 2-litre own-root potted rose
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GLAUCA CARMENETTA – mauve-pink park rose – Preston
Choose GLAUCA CARMENETTA for a gently arching, storybook rose that slips into everyday family life with disarming ease. Its tall, bushy habit and mauve‑pink, once‑a‑year flower display create a soft backdrop for afternoon tea corners, cottage‑style paths and relaxed, informal hedges. On tough sites it copes well with breezy, open aspects and heavier soils when planted with sensible drainage in mind, offering reassuring stability for long‑term planting plans. As an own‑root shrub, it matures steadily into a durable framework that recovers well after pruning and weather, helping you enjoy consistent structure and colour with modest effort. In the first year it focuses on roots, the second on framework growth, and by the third season it settles into its full ornamental presence. Its matt grey‑green foliage brings a refined contrast to kitchen‑garden planting, while the mild, restrained fragrance lends a subtle romance without overwhelming nearby seating. Once flowering finishes, self‑cleaning blooms and occasional dark red hips add quiet interest deep into autumn.
Freshly opened flower of Glauca Carmenetta, showing soft mauve-pink petals and a paler centre.
Carmenetta shows single flowers with a lightly open centre.
Close-up of Glauca Carmenetta’s stems and moderate thorns.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Romantic hedge along a garden boundary
The tall, bushy habit with arching branches forms a soft, semi‑informal hedge that screens neighbouring views while still feeling light and airy. Once it has settled, the framework is long‑lived and resilient, so you can treat it as a permanent structure rather than a short‑term filler, suiting those who value enduring, traditional planting choices for a family boundary hedge‑lovers
Feature shrub near a terrace or seating area
Planted as a specimen, its mauve‑pink, single flowers and matt grey‑green foliage create a cool, calm focal point beside a terrace or lawn seating. Because it flowers in a concentrated flush, you gain a defined “rose season” to enjoy from your chairs without ongoing deadheading, while the mild fragrance stays unobtrusive around food and drink, ideal for relaxed afternoon tea settings terrace‑owners
Cottage‑style backdrop in a mixed border
This shrub’s height and airy branching make an excellent background curtain for traditional perennials and herbs, giving a cottage‑garden feel without constant grooming. Its self‑cleaning blooms drop petals neatly, so you spend less time tidying among underplanting, and the once‑blooming show still anchors the romantic mood of early summer in an English‑style border cottage‑gardeners
Low‑input urban planting strip or front garden
Urban‑tolerant and happy in drier, nutrient‑poorer, semi‑shaded spots with adequate air circulation, it fits front gardens and streetside beds where maintenance time is limited. Own‑root plants handle light pruning, accidental knocks and periodic dryness better, so the shrub keeps its shape and ornamental value with only occasional attention across the years, suiting busy householders city‑residents
Kitchen garden or utility area accent
The matt grey‑green foliage pairs beautifully with vegetables, herbs and structural edibles, giving a soft, ornamental frame without competing strongly for attention. After flowering, occasional dark red hips add a seasonal note that links decorative and productive areas, and the sturdy root system anchors beds that are regularly cultivated or lightly re‑arranged, helping keep the layout coherent kitchen‑gardeners
Informal screen for sheds, compost or service corners
Its height and density are ideal for cloaking practical features such as sheds, oil tanks or compost bays, masking hard edges behind a light, arching screen. Because the rose builds a permanent woody framework, you are not forced to replant often, and own‑root growth means that, even if cut back more firmly, it refills the space dependably over time in ordinary family gardens practical‑planners
Naturalistic group planting in larger beds
Planted at the recommended spacing, groups of these shrubs create a naturalistic thicket effect, perfect for looser, park‑like corners of a family plot. Their moderate disease resistance, self‑cleaning flowers and reliable hardiness mean that, once established, a small group can be left largely to its own devices, giving soft structure with minimal intervention beyond periodic shaping low‑maintenance‑seekers
Large container or half‑barrel near an arbour
In a substantial 40–50 litre container, it offers height and a veil of foliage to flank an arbour or bench where soil conditions are difficult. Container planting lets you provide the drainage and irrigation it prefers, while the strong own‑root system anchors the plant securely and recovers well if pruning or wind damage is needed, ideal for those shaping romantic seating corners arbour‑dreamers
Styling ideas
Cottage‑HEDGE – Run a loose hedge of GLAUCA CARMENETTA along a front boundary, weaving in foxgloves and catmint for a soft, storybook entrance – suited to cottage‑style family homes.
TEA‑CORNER – Place a specimen behind a small bistro set, underplanting with lavender and hardy geraniums to frame a gentle afternoon tea spot – ideal for romantic terrace seating.
KITCHEN‑FRAME – Use one or two shrubs to bookend raised vegetable beds, echoing grey‑green foliage with herbs such as sage and thyme – attractive for informal kitchen gardens.
PARK‑GROUP – Plant a loose trio in a lawn island with ornamental alliums and airy grasses for a naturalistic, low‑care focal point – perfect for larger family lawns.
URBAN‑SCREEN – In a sunny, breezy front garden, combine this shrub with drought‑tolerant perennials like cypress spurge to screen bins or parking – fitting for busy townhouses.
Technical cultivar profile
Parameter
Data
Name and registration
Shrub rose, commercial type park rose, current trade name GLAUCA CARMENETTA – mauve‑pink park rose – Preston; ARS exhibition name ‘Carmenetta’; unregistered cultivar in the botanical rose collection.
Origin and breeding
Hybrid of Rosa glauca × Rosa rugosa, bred by Isabella Preston at Agriculture Canada’s Central Experimental Farm; introduced in 1923 in Canada as a hardy, landscape‑orientated botanical shrub rose.
Growth and structural characteristics
Tall, bushy shrub with upright, arching branches, 240–360 cm high and 160–260 cm wide; moderately dense, matt grey‑green foliage; moderately thorny shoots; good self‑cleaning of spent flowers, hips retained.
Flower morphology
Small, single flowers with 5–12 petals, flat and cluster‑flowered; size S (approximately 0.5–1.5 inches); non‑remontant, providing one main flowering period rather than repeated flushes through the season.
Colour data and phenology
Clear, medium‑light mauve‑pink blooms with a subtle lilac cast; buds deep mauve‑pink, softening to pastel pinkish‑lilac as they age; colour lightens more quickly in strong sun; ARS colour code m, RHS 73C–73D.
Fragrance and aroma
Mild, restrained scent with a soft, elegant character; suitable near seating where a gentle, unobtrusive perfume is preferred; not intended as a strong fragrance variety but adds a refined background note.
Hip characteristics
Rose‑hip set generally sparse, but where present produces small spherical hips, roughly 12–18 mm across, in a dark red shade that adds discrete seasonal interest after flowering has finished.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Very hardy shrub, tolerating approximately −40 to −37 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 6, USDA 3a); moderate heat and drought tolerance with watering in prolonged dry spells; moderate disease resistance, black spot susceptible.
Horticultural recommendations
Best as park, specimen or hedge shrub, also suitable for urban green spaces and ornamental hips; prefers sunny, airy positions; maintenance medium, with extra attention in shaded, damp or poorly ventilated locations.
GLAUCA CARMENETTA offers a tall, romantic shrub with soft mauve‑pink bloom displays, durable structure and own‑root resilience, making it a thoughtful choice for long‑term, easy‑care hedges or cottage borders you plan to enjoy for years.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
GLAUCA CARMENETTA – mauve-pink park rose - Preston
Product Type:
darinaROSE® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Full Bloom:
Even medium-toned mauve pink, with the petal base slightly lighter.
Before Fading:
Fading pinkish‑purple, pastel, with a softly mellowing tone.
Colour Fading Description:
As it opens, the mid‑tone mallow pink gradually fades to a pastel, pinkish‑lilac shade; in strong sunlight it lightens more quickly.
Pollinator Attraction:
The simple (5–12‑petalled) flower form offers limited attraction to pollinators, as the exposed stamens provide only partial accessibility for effective foraging.
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.
