Sitting Pretty Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Miniature

Breeder

Cecilia L. D. Bennett

Listed for

United States

Overview

Sitting Pretty is a miniature rose from Cecilia L. D. Bennett, patented in 1988 as PP6454. Its small flowers mix pale pink, coral and peach tones and carry only about eight petals, so they open to a light, airy shape roughly 1.2 to 1.6 in (3 to 4 cm) across. Plants stand about 24 to 36 in (61 to 91 cm) tall, which suits a large pot or the front of a border.

Sitting Pretty traits

• Pale pink, coral and peach blended flowers
• Around eight petals per bloom, giving a loose open form
• Blooms about 1.2 to 1.6 in (3 to 4 cm) wide
• Plants roughly 24 to 36 in (61 to 91 cm) tall

Good for

• Container growing
• Front of borders
• Small cut posies

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Sitting Pretty 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.