Rose - Sweet Honey

Common Name:
Rose 'Sweet Honey'

Description:
Rose 'Sweet Honey' is an award-winning floribunda rose admired for its soft, warm apricot to honey-toned blooms that open in generous clusters across a healthy, upright shrub. The flowers transition from a pale peach in bud to a soft honey-cream as they open, creating a charming and gentle colour palette throughout the season. With a mild, pleasant fragrance and excellent repeat flowering from late spring through to autumn, this rose delivers lasting beauty with minimal fuss. Bred for strong disease resistance and performance, 'Sweet Honey' thrives in Melbourne’s climate when planted in full sun and well-drained soil. Its lush, glossy green foliage provides a perfect backdrop to the delicate blooms, and its tidy, bushy habit makes it ideal for formal borders, rose beds, mixed plantings, or growing in decorative containers.

Form:
Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:
Height: 1.0–1.2 m
Width: 0.8–1.0 m

Aspect:
Full Sun

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Apricot
Honey-cream
Soft peach tones

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Scented flowers
Perennial
Suitable for Formal Gardens
Disease Resistant
Suitable for Cut Flowers
Bee Attracting

Toxicity:
May be mildly toxic to pets (particularly dogs and cats) if ingested – can cause gastrointestinal irritation. Thorns may also cause physical injury.

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Catmint (Nepeta)
Salvia greggii
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Thyme (low-growing)
Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina)