Rich, intense pink shade with a subtle carmine tint. - climber, climbing rose - medium-strength, clearly scented rose - fresh, tea-scented, subtle fruity notes
– Deep, vivid pink blooms with carmine tones.
– Reliable repeat flowering with abundant second flush.
– Compact climber for pillars, arches or fences.
– Good heat and drought tolerance in summer.
– Proven hardy to around –30 °C (USDA 4b).
– Special feature: Decorated with multiple Gold Medals and Kordes “Particularly healthy” rating.
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TITIAN™ – deep pink climbing rose - Riethmuller
This classic short-climbing rose offers an easy way to create a welcoming, flowered structure around your home, handling wind-exposed British sites with dependable grace. Its rich, raspberry-pink blooms appear in generous clusters, repeat well through the season and carry a fragrant, tea-scented aroma with gentle fruity notes, giving you a traditional garden feel without complicated care routines. Own-root plants build up gradually into a stable, long-lived framework that shrugs off hard winters and regenerates reliably, so your investment matures year by year. In an average family garden, Titian™ is straightforward to train on arches, fences or pillars, rewarding regular but simple tying-in and light pruning with balanced growth and dense, dark green foliage. The plant’s medium maintenance needs sit comfortably within busy lifestyles: basic watering, feeding and a little deadheading keep the display tidy and productive. Over time you gain a well-anchored garden feature that offers both structure and colour, settling into clay or chalk soils when given sensible drainage and a clear support. Think of its development as roots in the first year, stronger shoots in the second and full ornamental value by the third season, providing a lasting, uncomplicated vertical rose for your everyday garden.
Freshly opened flower of Titian™ climbing rose in vivid raspberry-pink.
Titian™ forms double, rosette-shaped flowers with 26–39 petals.
Usage options
Target area
Reasoning
Front garden arch or porch frame
Its short-climber habit and 2.4–4 m height make it ideal for modest arches and porch frames, giving a strong vertical accent without overwhelming a typical front garden. Medium maintenance needs suit time-pressed homeowners and beginners.
Along fences and boundaries
The dense, matt dark green foliage clothes fencing well, softening hard lines and offering a sense of privacy without becoming unmanageable. As an own-root climber it forms a stable, regenerating boundary feature for value-focused gardeners.
Cottage-style mixed border backdrop
Clustered, deep pink rosette blooms provide a classic cottage tone that pairs beautifully with perennials and grasses, while repeat flowering keeps colour going through summer. This rewards relaxed, informal designs favoured by cottage-lovers.
Rose pillars and obelisks in small beds
The manageable spread and moderate thorniness make it practical to spiral around pillars or obelisks, creating a vertical rose column in limited space. This suits small urban gardens where height matters more than width for city gardeners.
Feature rose in family seating areas
Medium-strength, fresh tea fragrance with fruity notes adds atmosphere near patios and seating zones without being overpowering, while the rich colour reads well from a distance. This appeals to scent-conscious but low-fuss families.
Colour accent in clay or chalky soils
Good winter hardiness and resilient own-root growth give confidence in variable UK conditions, provided basic drainage is ensured even on heavier clay. This gives a reliable solution for typical suburban plots and homeowners.
Raised beds and large containers
In raised beds or 40–50 litre+ containers with support, Titian™ offers an easy-care vertical rose where ground planting is limited. Its moderate self-cleaning and repeat flushes provide steady impact for style-led but busy householders.
Exposed urban and coastal-style gardens
A sturdy framework and H7 hardiness help it cope with breezier, more open positions, giving a reliable structural rose that still flowers freely, even where shelter is limited and wind and rain are frequent, reassuring cautious starters.
Styling ideas
Cottage Archway – Train Titian™ over a simple metal arch with foxgloves, nepeta and lamb’s ear beneath to echo classic cottage entrances – ideal for nostalgic front-garden owners.
Raspberry Border – Use it as a deep-pink backdrop with soft blush roses, white hardy geraniums and silvery foliage to create a cool, harmonious border – perfect for colour-coordinated planners.
Porch Welcome – Frame a front door by guiding stems along discreet wires, underplanting with low lavender or calamint for scent at ankle level – suited to design-conscious homeowners.
Container Column – Grow in a 50 litre pot with an obelisk, combining trailing violas or ivy around the base for a compact statement on patios – good for balcony and courtyard gardeners.
Evening Retreat – Position near a seating area with white and soft-yellow companions so the medium fragrance and rich blooms stand out in low light – made for after-work relaxers.
Technical cultivar profile
Characteristic
Data
Name and registration
Short-climbing rose marketed as Titian™ Climbing rose Riethmuller; ARS exhibition name Titian; unregistered cultivar used as a shrub, pillar or climbing rose and for cut flowers.
Origin and breeding
Bred by Francis Lewis Riethmuller from ‘Crimson Glory’ × ‘Eutin’; introduced in Australia around 1950 via Hazlewood Bros, later distributed by W. Kordes’ Söhne from 1955.
Awards and recognition
Gold Medal from Your Garden magazine (1959) and National Rose Society of New South Wales (1958); rated “Particularly healthy” in internal trials by Wilhelm Kordes in 1964.
Growth and structural characteristics
Climbing habit reaching 2.4–4 m high with 1.6–2.6 m spread; forms a relatively dense framework with dark green matt foliage and moderate prickliness; self-cleaning is only partial.
Flower morphology
Medium-sized, double rosette blooms with 26–39 petals, produced mainly in clusters; remontant with a generous second flush; suitable for garden display and occasional cutting.
Colour data and phenology
Rich deep pink with carmine tones (RHS 53A outer, 53B inner); raspberry-pink effect softens slightly in strong sun and intensifies in cooler spells; colour holds moderately well on the plant.
Fragrance and aroma
Medium-strength fragrance combining fresh tea rose notes with a light fruity character; evident on warm, still days and best appreciated when planted close to paths or seating areas.
Hip characteristics
Occasional ellipsoid orange-red hips, around 10–15 mm diameter; typically ornamental rather than profuse, adding a modest seasonal accent without significantly affecting flowering.
Resistance and winter hardiness
Rated to about −32 to −29 °C (RHS H7, USDA 4b, Swedish Zone 5); medium resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, benefiting from standard UK rose care and monitoring.
Horticultural recommendations
Suited to beds, borders, parks and urban spaces; prefers well-drained soil with regular watering in prolonged dry spells; plant 1.8–3.2 m apart depending on use and available support.
TITIAN™ – deep pink climbing rose - Riethmuller offers repeat flowering, medium fragrance and dependable hardiness on a long-lived own-root framework, making it a thoughtful choice for those planning a lasting garden feature.
Detailed product attributes
Product Identification Data
Product Name:
TITIAN™ – deep pink climbing rose - Riethmuller
Product Type:
pharmaROSA® ORIGINAL - 2-litre own-root potted rose
Meaning of Cultivar Name:
The name evokes the colour palette of the Italian Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecellio, known in English as Titian, through the flower’s carmine-pink shade.
Competition and Show Awards:
Your Garden magazine – Gold Medal for Titian Rose (1959); National Rose Society of New South Wales – Gold Medal (1958); Wilhelm Kordes – 'Particularly Healthy' designation (internal professional recognition) (1964)
Pollinator Attraction:
Double (26–39 petals) flowers attract pollinators only to a limited extent, because the full flower form and reduced stamen accessibility hinder insects’ access to nectar and pollen.
Pollinator-Friendly Rating:
With double flowers (26–39 petals) it is primarily ornamental and attracts pollinators only to a limited extent.
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.
