Rosa 'Beauty Secret'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Beauty secret is a hybrid miniature shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Ralph S. Moore in 1965. Parentage is Little Darling × Magic Wand. It is one of the oldest miniature roses.
This small shrub grows 1-2 feet tall and wide and requires full sun in fertile well-drained moist soil. Prune after flowering is complete. provide winter protection by mulching, even covering the plant completely.
The nearly black buds open to deep red double fragrant flowers that are 1-2 inches wide and have 17-25 petals. Each petal ends in a point giving it a distinct look. It will repeat bloom in flushes throughout the season. Leaves are glossy dark green and stems have prickles.
Use beauty secret in the front of the border, planted en masse or in pots for the patio and walkways.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. Watch for black spot
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 8 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- 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
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Crown
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Nearly black bud open to deep red flowers that are 1-2 inches across with 17-25 petals. Each petal terminates in a point. Blooms in flushes. Fragrance varies.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy dark green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems have prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
