Teacup roses are just the thing if you want to fill a small space with the beauty of full-sized roses. We planted this lovely in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's birthday last year. This year it bloomed for the first time on Coronation Day for King Charles III.
These petite bloomers stay small, so you can plant them in containers, use them as a small border, fill in a cramped corner, or add them anywhere else you need a bold display but don’t have a ton of room. Some miniature roses grow better than others. There are hybrids and cultivars out there that produce an unimpressive display or that struggle with pests and diseases. If you’ve ever been gifted a living mini rose in a pot from a florist or grocery store, you probably know what I’m talking about. These rarely grow into healthy plants. “Teacup” isn’t a precise term. There isn’t any definition for a teacup rose available from the American Rose Society (ARS), which is the body that governs the registration and classification of roses. In general, when people talk about teacup roses, they mean those that are petite. In other words, “teacups” are miniature plants. Most miniature roses are simply shrubs that stay under two feet or so, while the blossoms may be more standard sized or correspondingly petite. You might also see full-sized shrubs with tiny flowers, but these aren’t considered miniature plants. These are often wild species that simply have small blossoms. It’s also worth noting that you might see a Rosa species with small blossoms in a tiny container available at many florists, but if you put that plant in the ground, you’ll soon be greeted by a massive bush. In other words, just because a plant is small to start with, that doesn’t mean it will stay that way.
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