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Miniature rose (yellow)
Flowering again in October, 5 Oct 2026

Miniature rose (yellow)

Rosa (miniature hybrid)

Compact miniature rose with small glossy leaves and full, double yellow flowers. Originally a garden-centre indoor pot rose given as a gift; rescued from indoors and planted out, where it is thriving.

Common name
Miniature rose (yellow)
Section
Pots & containers
Spot
Patio
Soil
Multipurpose compost
Options
Potential

A compact flowering pot or border-edge rose. A small trained specimen is an experimental possibility.

From
A gift (a rescued indoor pot rose)
Age
About 3 years
Next repot
Around Mar 2027
Edible
🤔 Sort of: Rose petals are edible if unsprayed. Mostly just admired.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £10
Did you know?

In the Second World War, British schoolchildren gathered wild rose hips to be made into vitamin C syrup.

RHS guide

Care & updates

Next root check
Mar 2027
What to expect
New growth from March, first flush of flowers in June, with more through summer if deadheaded. Flowers Jun–Oct.
Feeding
Every 14 days, Apr–Aug, with Rose feed
  1. Observation

    In bloom again, with more buds coming.

    October flowers
    October flowers
  2. Observation

    Flowering and budding well. Some leaves have fine pale speckling (check undersides for leafhoppers or spider mites). Fallen dead leaves and one spent flower stem to tidy up.

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Mega Drive moment Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (Mega Drive)

The whole story hangs on one enchanted rose.

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