Minnie Pearl is a hybrid small shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by F. Harmon Saville and released in 1982. Parentage is (Little Darling x Tiki) x Party Girl®. This upright bushy shrub will grow 1-2 feet tall and 1 foot wide. It will do best in full sun in moist but well-drained garden soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and then prune to 1/3 its size. Minnie Pearl blooms are a light pink blend of high-center flowers with a mild fragrance. They bloom in flushes throughout the season. The compound leaves occur on stems with prickles. Use this rose in a container, the border front or in groups. It will work in an English garden, cottage garden or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. 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 Gourmet Popcorn 'WEOpop'Rosa Tamora 'AUStamora'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
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
medium green semi-glossy
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Crown
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Flowers are 1.5 inches across in a shell pink blend with a high crown. Blooms singly and in flushes throughout the season. 15-25 petals
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Green stems with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Pollinators
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Border; Small groups
Garden tags
#English garden #minature rose #cutting garden #deciduous shrub #border front #patio #full sun #pink flowers #shrub rose #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #container plant #repeat flowering