Cecile Brunner

1881, Polyantha

 

Perfectly shaped, little pink buds earned ‘Cécile Brünner’ its nickname, ‘The Sweetheart Rose’. It is a treasure and should be in every garden. Where it will bloom from mid-Spring until frost. The bush form remains compact, putting up sprays of lightly fragrant flowers that look like tiny, high-centered Hybrid Teas. Long lived and healthy, ‘Cécile Brünner’ tolerates everything from poor soil to partial shade .

The sweetheart rose of your grandmother's garden and one of the most consistently popular roses. Lovely old-rose scented, delicate, soft pink, miniature Hybrid Tea shaped blooms so often used in buttonholes. Possibly the most well known of old roses. It seems almost everyone's grandmother had 'Cecile Brunner' in her garden. These entrancing little blooms burst forth on a compact bush from spring until fall.

 

Characteristics:

Height 3-4 ft

Zones 5-9

Fragrant

Bloom: Repeat

Growth: Bushy, upright