Black Jade™ is a miniature rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Frank A. Benardella of the United States in 1985. Parentage is Sheri Anne × Laguna®. This miniature is erect and gently spreading and grows 1½ to 2 feet tall or taller with a similar spread. Grow this rose in full sun in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Prune in late winter. The deep velvety red flowers have golden stamens, recurved petals and a light fragrance. It blooms from late spring to early frost. The leaves are glossy, dark green on stems with prickles. Rose hips will form if the flowers are not pruned off. It earned the Award of Garden Excellence from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1985. Use this rose en masse as a ground cover, in the border front, in small spaces or containers. Makes a good cut rose. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: susceptible to mildew. 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 Child 's Play™ ' SAVachild'Rosa Cupcake™ 'SPIcup'x Heucherella
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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
Available space
12 inches-3 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Spreading
Texture
Medium
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
Gloss deep green leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Pointed, almost black buds open to 1-2 inch wide deep velvety red flowers with recurved petals and golden stamens. 26-40 petals. Blooms spring through fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit detail
Rose hips will form if some flowers are not pruned off
Stem detail
Green stems with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Pome
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; Fairy Garden
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting
Garden tags
#cutting garden #red flowers #vigorous #border front #long bloom season #mass planting #container plant #fairy garden