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Belinda's Dream rose

Rosa (RO-zuh)

Family: Rosaceae Unknown Herbaceous (3-15 ft)

'Belinda's Dream' is a hybrid shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) introduced in Texas in 1992 by Dr. Robert Basye and named after the daughter of a friend. Parentage is Jersey Beauty × Tiffany. This shrub will grow 4-5 feet tall and wide in an upright bushy form. Plant in full sun in moist well-drained fertile soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead and diseased canes and control size. Avoid crowding and overhead watering to help prevent diseases. Bred in Texas, it is very heat tolerant. The double pink flowers have 41-100 petals with a moderate raspberry fragrance. It will bloom in flushes throughout the season. The foliage is an attractive blue-green and the canes have prickles. It was the first rose named a Texas Superstar® and received the Earth Kind ™ designation. Use this shrub in the border, cutting garden, in small groups and in a formal or informal garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Cool, damp weather can bring on some blackspot. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 40 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

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 niche Rosa Easy Going™ 'HARflow' Rosa 'Fantin-Latour' Rosa Hero® 'AUShero'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Erect
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Blue-grenn glossy leaves
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower shape
Crown; Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
3-4 inch full, very double pink flowers in small clusters. Large, pink pointed buds on long stems and free flowering with 40-100 petals
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Stem color
Brown/Copper; Green
Stem detail
Stems with prickles.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
USA
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Border; Small groups
Garden tags
#English garden #heat tolerant #double flowers #border #cutting garden #small groups #full sun #pink flowers #shrub rose #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #repeat flowering
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Rose
Other problems
White-Tailed Deer

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.