Orange honey is a miniature rose cultivar in the rose family (Rosaceae). It was bred by Ralph S. More of the United States in 1979. Parentage is Rumba® × Over the Rainbow. This small shrub rose will grow 1-2 feet tall in an erect, bushy spreading manner. It prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soils in full sun but tolerates light shade. Remove any dead, diseased or crossed stems. In late winter, prune the rose to 1/3 its size. Avoid overhead watering and allow good air circulation to help prevent diseases. The orange and yellow blend double flowers have a light fruity scent. They appear singly or in small clusters and bloom in flushes throughout the season. Use this rose in the front border, in a container or in a cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed 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 nicheRosa First Light 'DEVrudi'Rosa Frida Kahlo™ 'WEKcifrabaun'Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'