'Therese Bugnet' is a dense, large shrub rose bred by Georges Bugnet around 1941 and named after his daughter. The parentage is Rosa rugosa seedling × Betty Bland. It is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae). This rose grows upright 5 to 7 feet tall and wide with multiple stems. Flowering is best in full sun with slightly acidic, medium moisture, well-drained garden loams. Mulch for the best flowering and apply fertilizer in early spring and summer. Deadhead for more blooms. Protect with mulch in cold areas over winter and remove fallen dead leaves on the ground. 'Therese Bugnet' blooms on last year’s wood, so prune the oldest canes only after flowering and reduce strong new growth by one-third in late winter. Propagate by stem cuttings, division or grafting. In addition to being hardy, 'Therese Bugnet' is disease-resistant. The strong clove fragrance is similar to Old Roses. The loosely double pink flowers are slightly ruffled and 4” wide. It blooms continuously from spring to late fall. The stems are mostly free of prickles and red over winter. 'Therese Bugnet' is tolerant of air pollution and part shade. The large rose can be used as a screen or windbreaker. Plant 'Therese Bugnet' as a specimen, in borders, or as foundation plants in a butterfly, cottage, or English garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: 'Therese Bugnet' is very disease resistant but watch for black spot, rust and powdery mildew, especially in humid conditions. It can spread by suckers if grown on its own rootstock. 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 First Light 'DEVrudi'Rosa 'Old Blush'Rosa 'The Fairy'
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
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: 5 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect; Multi-stemmed
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Smooth
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
The mid-green foliage is long and smooth and has 3 to 9 leaflets.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
The light pink buds open as fuchsia-red fading to pink. There are several flushes from spring until the fall frost with large, double, 4" blooms. Each rose has up to 40 petals.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Brown/Copper; Green; Red/Burgundy
Stem detail
The few prickles on the stem are soft.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees; Butterflies
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Butterfly Garden; Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden; Pollinator Garden
Design feature
Border; Foundation Planting; Hedge; Screen/Privacy; Small groups; Specimen