Cupcake™ miniature rose Rosa Cupcake™ 'SPIcup'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
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Rosa 'SPIcup' is a miniature rose with a very gentle fragrance. Flowering from late spring to early fall, the blooms are shades of pink with deeper pink centers. Its form make it a good choice for smaller garden areas and containers or planters. As it grows, it will fill out to the ground, making it a good choice as a groundcover. Its size also make it a plant to choose as a house plant.
As with most roses, allow space around the plant to encourage good air movement to help prevent diseases.
Ensure that good drainage is provided, this plant will not tolerate standing water.
Pruning should be done in late winter after the threat of extreme cold temperatures has passed.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Butterflies
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Rose
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is insignificant.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Frosting pink, Large, well-shaped blooms; free flowering
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- A multi-stemmed form.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
