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Flower Carpet Pink (Rosa 'Flower Carpet Pink'), whole plant
  • Flower Carpet Pink — close-up of leaves and flowers
  • Flower Carpet Pink — seasonal appearance
  • Flower Carpet Pink in a garden setting

Flower Carpet Pink

Rosa 'Flower Carpet Pink'

Easy · Beginner friendly

About Flower Carpet Pink

Flower Carpet Pink is a classic bright-pink groundcover shrub rose producing masses of 2-inch semi-double blooms on spreading 2 to 3 foot wide mounded plants. Extremely disease-resistant and continuous-blooming, the Flower Carpet series revolutionized American groundcover rose plantings when introduced in the late 1980s.

  • Low-maintenance
  • Disease-resistant
  • Groundcover
  • Long-blooming
WATER
Regular
Top inch dry
LIGHT
Full sun
6+ hrs direct
HARDY
Hardy to -20°F (-29°C)
USDA hardiness zones 5–10

How to care for Flower Carpet Pink

Watering

  • Springevery 7 days
  • Summerevery 5 days
  • Fallevery 10 days
  • Winterevery 21 days

Soil · Rich & loamy

  • Top dressingBark mulch15%
  • Main mixRich loam + compost 3:170%
  • DrainageGravel15%

Use fully finished compost — fresh compost burns roots.

FERTILIZER

Balanced Feed 14-14-14

An even feed covers all three needs at once, keeping leaves, roots and blooms moving together with nothing pushed out of balance.

N33%P33%K33%
  • Nitrogen · Leaves
  • Phosphorus · Roots + Blooms
  • Potassium · Strength
  • Springevery 45 days
  • Summerevery 45 days
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At a Glance

  • NativeEurope
  • Height2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m)
  • Spread3–4 ft (0.9–1.2 m)
  • Flower colorPink
  • Foliage colorGreen
  • SoilLoamy, Well-drained, Rich
  • LocationsYard

Bloom time

BLOOM CYCLE

Peak bloom

May–Sep

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Self-cleaning; shear once hard in late winter for rejuvenation

Fragrance

LIGHT FRAGRANCE

The flowers have a light scent.

Toxicity

Humans Slight

Unknown toxic principle

Slight

  • Stem
  • Contact

EXPOSURE Touching stems.

EFFECT Pricks from thorns.

NOTE Not toxic; thorns cause mechanical injury.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for dogs; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for cats; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

DISTRIBUTION

Flower Carpet Pink · Native
  • Native
  • Europe

History

Illustrated historical scene for Flower Carpet Pink

Rosa 'Flower Carpet Pink' (German: 'Heidetraum', meaning heath dream) is a low spreading groundcover shrub rose bred by German hybridizer Werner Noack in Gütersloh, released in 1989 from a cross between 'Immensee' and 'Amanda'. It was the founding cultivar of the Flower Carpet series, designed explicitly for public landscape use: low-growing arching plants spread a meter or more wide and cover themselves continuously from late spring to heavy frost with bright pink semi-double blooms, require no spraying to remain nearly free of disease, and tolerate heat, cold, pollution, drought, and neglect. The series has since expanded to include red, white, coral, amber, and yellow sports and hybrids.

'Flower Carpet Pink' won multiple European trial gold medals and transformed mass landscape planting across Europe and North America. Bred by Werner Noack in Germany and introduced by Anthony Tesselaar in 1989.

Pioneered the modern groundcover rose category worldwide, winning over 20 major international awards and remaining a top-selling landscape rose in America.

Symbolism & meaning

What It Symbolizes

Flower Carpet Pink Rose expresses a carpet of joy, spreading masses of bright pink flowers across slopes and borders in unbroken color. It also marks easy beauty — a no-spray groundcover rose that thrives without the fussy regimen older roses demand. A modern shrub that proves abundant rose color and casual gardening can finally share the same weekend.

  • Carpet of joy — spreading masses of flowers
  • Easy beauty — brings easy beauty as a no-spray groundcover

Where the Name Comes From

Named 'Flower Carpet' for the way flowers cover the low spreading plants like a living carpet.

Uses & Fun Facts

  • Spreading low rose covers banks and large bed sweeps
  • Disease-resistant pink carpet rose with continuous summer bloom
  • Open semi-double blooms attract bumblebees and pollen bees

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Frequently asked questions

How often should I water Flower Carpet Pink?

In summer, water about every 5 days; in winter, about every 21 days. Adjust for heat, pot size and drainage.

How much light does Flower Carpet Pink need?

Full sun: 6+ hrs direct. Watch the leaves — scorching or stretching means the light needs adjusting.

Is Flower Carpet Pink toxic to cats or dogs?

Pets Safe (Dogs Safe · Cats Safe) Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

Is Flower Carpet Pink easy to grow?

Yes — it is considered an easy, beginner-friendly plant.

When does Flower Carpet Pink bloom?

It typically blooms May–Sep in the Northern Hemisphere.

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