Ketchup & Mustard Rose is a hybrid floribunda in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Christian Bédard and released in 2012 by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. Parentage is City of San Francisco™ × Shockwave™. This upright bushy shrub will grow 4-5 feet tall and spread 3-4 feet wide. Plant at soil level, leaving the crown even with the soil in full sun in amended, well-drained, moist garden soil. Apply a balanced fertilizer in late winter or early spring and then again in early summer. Prune in late winter to early spring to remove old, dead or damaged canes and to shape the shrub. The 3-4 in double flowers are deep red with a yellow reverse and a mild apple tea fragrance. They are high-centered to cupped, grow in clusters and repeat blooms in flushes through fall. Glossy green foliage provides a nice background for the flowers. Stems have prickles. Received the All-American Rose Selection award. Use the shrub in the border, as a specimen or in groups such as a hedge or for screening and privacy. Use in the cutting or cottage gardens or in a container. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Although serious issue are rare, problems with aphids, caterpillars, and sawfly can occur. Occasional diseases can include rose black spot, powdery mildew and rose rust. 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 nicheBuddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.'Rosa 'Duet'Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
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
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Rounded
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Cordate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Glossy light green leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
The formal, spiraled, double blooms up to 4" across have up to 28 petals. They are deep red with yellow reverse and emit a mild, apple, tea fragrance. Blooms in flushes spring to fall.