Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Extra Bloom Info: Double to full, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Gareth Fryer, 1987
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot blend
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Seedling X ((Anytime x Liverpool Echo) x (New Penny x Seedling))
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Sweet Dream'
  • 'FRYminicot'
  • 'Sweet Dreams'
  • 'Apricot Sweet Dream'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Castle Howard plant centre, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-13
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-24
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2014-04-29
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-09-05
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-09-05

Photographed at Vintage Gardens
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-07-14

In Zuzu's garden (mislabeled as Precious Dream)
Location: Castle Howard plant centre, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-13
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-30
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-02
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

in Zuzu's garden
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Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 6:21 PM concerning plant:
    This apricot blend rose occasionally produces pink blooms with apricot shading. It stays in bloom almost continuously throughout the year. Although it was the number-one rose in Britain for years, it's curiously scarce in commerce in this country.
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