Baby Blanket® is a floribunda hybrid rose Bred by William Kordes 111 in 1983. It was then introduced to the USA by Jackson Perkins as 'Baby Blanket' as part of the County Series Collection. and in Germany in 1993 as 'Sommermorgen'. Parentage is Parentage: 'KORweirim' x 'KORfalt'. This vigorous rose will grow up to 3 feet tall and spread up to 5 feet wide. It prefers full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil. Prune in early spring by removing old, dead or diseased canes and cutting the remaining ones by 1/3. It will need spring freeze protection. The 2-inch pink flowers with yellow stamen have a mild fragrance and occur in clusters starting in spring and repeat bloom all season. The small glossy leaves are borne on thornless to nearly so stems. Use Baby Blanket ® in mass as a ground cover, in a container or in the border. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for " Trees, Shrubs and Conifers " a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheBuddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.'Rosa 'Belinda' s Dream'Rosa 'Duet'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 5 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
smaller sized shiny dark green leaves are compound with 5-7 leaflets.
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Long Bloom Season
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Medium double blooms in clusters; twenty-five pedals; pointed, ovoid buds; repeat bloomer. The average size is 2 3/4 inches.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Stems have few to none prickles.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting
Garden tags
#English garden #cutting garden #groundcover #spreading #full sun #pink flowers #border #mass planting #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #long bloom time #shrub rose