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Be My Baby Rose

Rosa 'Be My Baby'

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Be My Baby Rose (Rosa 'Be My Baby') at Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouses

Be My Baby Rose flowers

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Height:  30 inches

Spread:  24 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  4a

Group/Class:  Miniature Rose

Description:

Exciting deep pink blooms emerge from red buds, and each petal has a touch of luminous yellow at the base; dark green foliage provides excellent contrast; great for smaller garden areas, containers, or as groundcover

Ornamental Features

Be My Baby Rose features showy lightly-scented hot pink flowers with gold eyes and a yellow ring at the ends of the branches from late spring to early fall, which emerge from distinctive red flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Be My Baby Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Be My Baby Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Be My Baby Rose will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden  Groundcover 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features