Once a mainstay of gentlemen's lapels
Cécile Brunner is a rambling/climbing hybrid tea rose popular since the Victorian era. The small blooms are almost perfectly shaped, add to that their evocative scent, dainty form, and long, strong stems. While robust, the plant is just the right size for a garden feature, container, or mass display along the bed, border, or walkway. Cécile Brunner is a festive rose you will want to make a part of your garden and display indoors and out.
The 2-inch, fully double flowers rise from long, pointed buds, with soft pink exteriors and a deeper pink center. The fragrance is sweet and long-lasting, never overpowering but definitely rich. And Cécile Brunner is a very long-blooming rose, giving you armloads of miniature rose blooms over many weeks. A sport of the classic French polyantha, this vigorous rose climbs and rambles freely, setting perfect blooms along the way.
Introduced in 1881 by Pernet-Ducher, Cécile Brunner is also called The Sweetheart Rose, Mignon, and Mademoiselle Cécile Brunner. Whatever name you choose, you will love this free-blooming, compact climbing rose. Its vigorous but well-mannered growth habit makes it an excellent choice for trellises, arbors, and pergolas, adding old-world charm to the landscape. Left to its own devices, it forms a graceful arching shrub, but it can also be trained as a climbing rose, reaching heights of 10 to 20 feet.
This rose is highly disease-resistant, requiring minimal maintenance to keep its foliage lush and its blooms abundant. It is also exceptionally drought-tolerant once established, making it a great choice for low-maintenance gardens. The sheer volume of blooms ensures a near-constant floral display, and the long, slender stems make it a favorite for cut arrangements, filling vases with its delicate pink petals and light, nostalgic fragrance.
A perfect selection for cottage gardens, vintage-inspired landscapes, and romantic outdoor settings, Cécile Brunner rose attracts pollinators like butterflies and bees while remaining largely unbothered by pests. With its ability to thrive in a variety of climates and its generous flowering habit, this cherished rose is an enduring symbol of beauty and resilience, ready to become a treasured part of your garden for generations to come.
| Genus | Rosa |
| Species | hybrid |
| Item Form | Bareroot Ownroot |
| Zone | 4 - 9 |
| Bloom Start to End | Late Spring - Late Fall |
| Habit | Climbing |
| Height | 10 ft |
| Width | 3 ft - 6 ft |
| Bloom Size | 2 in |
| Petal Count | 30 |
| Restrictions | *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following: Canada, Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico |