Sweet Juliet® is a shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by David Austin of the United Kingdom in 1989, who named it after a famous Shakespeare character. Parentage is Graham Thomas × Admired Miranda®. This shrub will grow 3-5 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide in a dense form that fills out to the base. Regular watering and fertilizing are required to maintain a quality appearance. The Best flowering will occur in rich, well-drained, moist soil in the full sun. Prune in late winter and protect it from winter wind damage. Remove dead, diseased and crossed canes and prune to control size. The 2–3-inch fragrant double apricot-blend flowers are very full with 40-70 petals. They appear in small clusters in flushes throughout the season. The glossy foliage is on stems with prickles. Use this shrub in the border, as a hedge or as a specimen in the cutting, English or cottage garden. Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: This plant has good disease resistance for a rose. Watch for downy mildew, powdery mildew, rose black spot and rose rust. 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 Abraham Darby 'AUScot'Rosa Fair Bianca® 'AUSca'Rosa Lilac 'AUSlilac'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter; Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
High
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect
Texture
Coarse
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Lush bright green foliage.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Orange; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
The double-cupped apricot blend blooms repeat throughout the season in small clusters. they are 2-3 inches across with 40-70 petals