The Cottage Garden rose is a hybrid shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Christopher H. Warner of the United Kingdom in 1997. Parentage is Seaspray x ( Rosa sinowilsonii × Marjorie Fair ®) This vigorous grower reaches 3-5 feet tall and 4-8 feet wide with a spreading to drooping habit. Plant in full sun in fertile well-drained moist soil. Prune in late winter. Cup-shaped salmon-pink flowers, up to 2 inches wide, with 15 petals cover the shrub in clusters in summer. Repeat blooming occurs best in cool summer areas. Leaves are medium dark green on stems with prickles. Use this shrub in the border or in small groups for a hedge. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for powdery mildew, rust and black spot especially in humid conditions. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. 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 nicheRosa 'Belle Poitevine'Rosa Minnie Pearl™ 'SAVahowdy'Rosa Tamora 'AUStamora'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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)
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Rounded; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Deep green quilted leaves
Flower color
Pink; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Red buds open to coral flowers that are 1-2 inches across and have 15 petals. Blooms in clusters in summer and may repeat bloom later.
Bloom time
Summer
Stem detail
Stems with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden
Design feature
Border; Hedge; Small groups
Garden tags
#deciduous shrub #full sun #hedge #pink flowers #cottage garden #shrub rose