My Sunshine Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Miniature

Breeder

Cecilia L. D. Bennett

Listed for

United States

Overview

My Sunshine is a yellow miniature rose from Cecilia L. D. Bennett, patented in 1988 as PP6453. The flowers are lightly petaled with about 15 petals and measure about 1.4 to 1.6 in (3.5 to 4 cm). Plants grow around 15 to 24 in (38.1 to 61 cm) tall, suited to pots and the edge of a bed.

My Sunshine traits

• Yellow flowers with about 15 petals
• Blooms 1.4 to 1.6 in (3.5 to 4 cm) wide
• Plant 15 to 24 in (38.1 to 61 cm) tall

Good for

• Container growing
• Bed edging

Compare with other rose varieties

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My Sunshine FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Rose growing guide
• How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
• Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
• Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
• How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
• Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
• Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
• All 309 rose varieties

Source

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.