A dainty heritage polyantha known as the Sweetheart Rose, bearing perfectly formed miniature pale-pink buds with a light, sweet fragrance. Charming, healthy and almost continuously in bloom.
At a glance
- Plant type: Shrub
- Mature size: 1 m H × 80 cm W
- Aspect: full sun and part shade or morning sun
- Water: regular, moderate watering
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: low maintenance
- Origin: Exotic
About Cecile Brunner
Botanically, Rosa 'Cecile Brunner' is a moderate-growing shrub in the Rosaceae family. It reaches around 1 m tall and 80 cm wide at maturity, with deciduous foliage. Pink flowers appear for much of the year.
Where to grow Cecile Brunner
Cecile Brunner suits warm-temperate, cool-temperate, Mediterranean and subtropical climates and grows best in full sun and part shade or morning sun. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters.
Soil & planting
Cecile Brunner does best in free-draining and loamy soil. Dig in plenty of compost before planting, water in well, and mulch to keep roots cool.
Watering & feeding
Cecile Brunner does best with regular, moderate watering. Refresh mulch and provide a modest balanced feed at the start of spring. New plantings need closer moisture checks in hot or windy weather, with watering tapered once strong new growth appears.
Pruning & care
Prune Cecile Brunner after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. Overall it is low maintenance.
Using Cecile Brunner in the garden
Cecile Brunner earns its place for a feature or specimen planting, its fragrance and cut flowers for the vase.
Companion planting & design
Combine Cecile Brunner with plants that share its preference for regular, moderate watering and warm-temperate climate. Use an odd-numbered group where space allows, or repeat it at intervals through a longer bed.
Good to know
It is thorny — useful as a barrier, but wear gloves when pruning.
Buying Cecile Brunner
Plant Sale lists Cecile Brunner as potted plants and bare-root stock. Current stock is confirmed manually, so register interest above before planning around a specific size.
