Rosa x polyantha 'Fête des Pères' - Miniature Rose

The Miniature Rose 'Father's Day', with its orange pompon flowers, maybe the most unusual variety in a series of miniature polyantha roses developed by German rose breeder Tantau. This orange sport of Father's Day has the same qualities. It bears miniature, double, globular 'Koster-type' roses in shades of orange to salmon, gathered in clusters. It is a tiny, disease-resistant bush, flowering abundantly and continuously from May to June until frost. It can be planted anywhere in the garden, to fill a gap in a bed, in a pot on the terrace, in a planter, or used to create pretty colourful borders that will touch not only fathers' hearts!

The 'Father's Day' Rose was registered in 1959 by Tantau. It is a compact, well-branched floribunda rose with slender yet strong stems. If left unpruned, 'Father's Day' will not exceed 50 cm (20in) in height, slightly wider. It can also be trained on a trellis in a pot to adorn the terrace, forming a mini-climber reaching a height of 80 cm (32in). The flowering lasts for about five months. On the new shoots, clusters of small pointed buds appear, which open into 3-4 cm (1-2in) flowers composed of 26 to 40 very concave petals, giving the impression that this little rose refuses to bloom fully. They start as areasonablyy vibrant orange, without being aggressive, and gradually fade into more salmon tones. The flowers have a light fragrance and are set against abundant, shiny,softt green foliage that is disease-resistant under good growing conditions. This variety produces small, decorative red hips at the end of the season. It is a hardy small bush with deciduous foliage that falls in autumn.

This 'Father's Day' rose, also known as a "dwarf" or "patio" rose, performs well in the ground, deep pots, and planters. It is perfect for edging and flowering on a patio. Pair your Father's Day rose with other terrace plants such as lobelias, nemesias, diascias, or bidens. In the ground, its peony-like flowers in miniature form complement the fluffy spikes of catmints, the small blue cups of perennial geraniums, and other miniature roses like 'Bordure Blanche' or 'Sweet Dream'.