Pomponella| Tree Rose

🌹 Basic Info & Origin

• Pomponella is a Floribunda rose, bred in 2005 by the German rose-breeder W. Kordes & Co.

• It has the cultivar code/name “KORpompan.”

• It was awarded the prestigious ADR rose trial certificate (ADR label) in 2006, a sign of quality: good disease resistance, robustness and reliable performance. 

🌸 Plant & Flower Characteristics

• Pomponella produces clusters of small to medium double flowers (pompon-shaped) — each bloom is about 4–5 cm in diameter.

• The colour is typically pink with a slight salmon tint — sometimes described as “bright pink-salmon.”

• Each inflorescence often has 5–7 flowers; on a strong, healthy cane, you might get 5–10 buds per stem. 

• The fragrance is light / mild — subtle rather than strong. 

🌿 Plant Habit, Growth & Hardiness

• It is an upright, fairly compact bush, typically growing to ~ 80 cm height and ~ 60–80 cm width under normal conditions.

• Under favourable conditions, with good care, it may grow larger (some sources mention up to ~ 100 cm).

• The foliage is dark green, slightly glossy, healthy and tends to be disease-resistant.

• It is regarded as a very disease-resistant rose (resistant to common fungal issues like black spot and mildew, relative to many other varieties).

🌼 Flowering & Performance

• Pomponella is a repeat-flowering (remontant) variety — it blooms in flushes from late spring through to late summer / early autumn.

• Flowers are produced abundantly and in clusters — giving a “wall of blooms” effect if the shrub is healthy. 

• The blooms hold up well — even heavy rain reportedly does not ruin the shape of the flower clusters. 

✅ Pros — Why It’s Popular

• High flowering frequency & abundance. 

• Elegant pompon-shaped blooms with attractive pink/salmon hue.

• Good disease resistance and fairly easy to care for — forgiving for beginners and rewarding for experienced gardeners alike. 

• Compact size — suitable for border beds, mixed shrub plantings, containers, or small gardens.

• Repeated blooming across seasons — giving continuous interest rather than a single flush.