Miniature rose

Gardeners limited in space can enjoy all the fun of rose growing by cultivating miniature roses in containers. They also adapt well to flowerbed edging, front-of-the-border socializing with perennials and annuals, and low hedges.

Miniature roses first came into being in the early 1930s as an accidental result of rose hybridizing. Since then, master miniaturists have created many jewel-like varieties featuring perfectly shaped tiny blooms on clean, healthy plants that generally stay under 2 feet.

Miniature roses respond to all the care basics of regular-size roses -- deep irrigation, sunshine. and regular fertilizing -- but they do need extra winter protection in colder climates. To ensure the plant doesn't die back to the roots, in Zone 5 and below, bury the rose plant in a mound of soil.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-11

Plant Type:

Rose

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 2 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Attractive Foliage,Fragrant,Cut Flowers,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Amy Grant' rose

Rosa 'Amy Grant' bears light pink blooms in a classic hybrid tea form that are poised on glossy, disease-resistant foliage. The plant grows 2 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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'Baby Boomer' rose

Rosa 'Baby Boomer' offers gorgeous, baby-pink blooms atop long stems, so they're perfect cut flowers. The foliage is glossy and dark green. Plants grow 2 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-10
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'Baby Love' rose

Rosa 'Baby Love' usually outperforms all other roses, large and small. Single buttercup-color blooms continually smother the upright plant. The bright green foliage is exceptionally disease resistant. Plants grow 3 feet tall. Zones 5-9
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'Black Jade' rose

Rosa 'Black Jade' features midnight-red, almost-black buds that unfurl into velvety red flowers. The plant grows 2 feet tall and wide. Zones 4-10
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'Carrot Top' rose

Rosa 'Carrot Top' bears double petal-packed, sizzling-orange flowers. The rounded plants grow 12-16 inches high. Zones 5-9
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'Dancing Flame' rose

Rosa 'Dancing Flame' features cerise-pink edging on yellow petals. An abundant bloomer, it also features glossy, disease-resistant foliage. It grows to 2 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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'Gourmet Popcorn' rose

Rosa 'Gourmet Popcorn' produces cascading clusters of fragrant snowy-white flowers all season on a disease-resistant plant. It grows 2 feet tall. Zones 5-9
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'Little Artist' rose

Rosa 'Little Artist' shows off semidouble ruffled blooms that open to reveal a splashy color scheme of scarlet petals with large white centers. It blooms profusely and grows 16 inches tall. Zones 5-9
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'Magic Carousel' rose

Rosa 'Magic Carousel' offers rounded petals edged in red that frame snow-white centers. The vigorous plants grow 18 inches tall and wide. Zones 5-11
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'Rainbow's End' rose

Rosa 'Rainbow's End' blooms feature lemon-yellow petals highlighted by scarlet edging. The colors stay true when grown indoors or outdoors. It grows 22 inches high and wide. Zones 4-11
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'Sun Sprinkles' rose

Rosa 'Sun Sprinkles' is an award winner with perfectly formed, deep yellow blooms that have a spicy scent. This variety features generous flowering and glossy, dark green foliage. It is a taller miniature plant, growing to 2 feet tall. Zones 5-9
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See All Kinds

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Groundcover rose
Floribunda rose
Shrub rose
Grandiflora rose
English rose
Climbing Rose
Species Rose
Hybrid tea rose

Garden Plans

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Foolproof Foundation Garden Plan
Long-Blooming Rose and Perennial Garden Plan

Propagation

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Stem Cuttings