Beauty Secret rose
Rosa 'Beauty Secret'
Award of Excellence,Miniature Rose Hall of Fame
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size14 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Small, glossy, leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Beauty Secret' rose (Rosa 'Beauty Secret') is a shrub for borders, containers, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The tightly quilled, scarlet red petals are long and pointed, and the blooms are fragrant. Bees visit the flowers. Ralph S. Moore bred it in 1965.
Pairs well with False indigo, Sweet pepperbush, and Evening primrose.