Little Butterfly

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Little Butterfly is a light pink Polyantha (Pol) shrub rose with strong fragrance. It’s cupped blooms repeat flower and may grow to a size of 1.27cm (0.5 inch). The petal structure presents as single, 1-7 petals almost flat. This thorned rose has an average height of 1.2m (4ft) and width of 1.2m (4ft).

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Specifications

Registration & Introduction

Registered Name:	Little Butterfly
Cultivar Group:	Polyantha (Pol)
Breeder/ Raiser Name:	Kim L. Rupert
Registration Year:	2000
Parentage:
Country Of Origin:	United States of America
Introduction/s:	Introduced in United States by Ashdown Roses Historic Archive in 2002 as ‘Little Butterfly’. Introduced in New Zealand by Amoré Roses in 2018 as ‘Little Butterfly’.

Registration and introduction information for the rose cultivar of Little Butterfly.

Characteristics

Flower Color:	light pink
Flower Fragrance:	strong fragrance
Petal Structure:	single, 1-7 petals almost flat
Bloom Shape:	cupped
Bloom Size:	1.27cm (0.5 inch)
Bloom Repeat:	repeat flower
Growth Habit:	shrub
Growth Height:	1.2m (4ft)
Growth Width:	1.2m (4ft)
Thorns:	thorned

Characteristics of growth to identify the rose cultivar of Little Butterfly.

Health

Disease Resistance:	high disease resistance
Cold Hardiness:	high cold hardiness
USDA Zone:	2b (-45 to -40 °F/-42.8 to -40 °C), 3a (-40 to -35 °F/-40 to -37.2 °C), 3b (-35 to -30 °F/-37.2 to -34.4 °C), 4a (-30 to -25 °F/-34.4 to -31.7 °C), 4b (-25 to -20 °F/-31.7 to -28.9 °C), 5a (-20 to -15 °F/-28.9 to -26.1 °C), 5b (-15 to -10 °F/-26.1 to -23.3 °C), 6a (-10 to -5 °F/-23.3 to -20.6 °C), 6b (-5 to 0 °F/-20.6 to -17.8 °C), 7a (0 to 5 °F/-17.8 to -15 °C), 7b (5 to 10 °F/-15 to -12.2 °C), 8a (10 to 15 °F/-12.2 to -9.4 °C), 8b (15 to 20 °F/-9.4 to -6.7 °C)
Shade Tolerance:	medium shade tolerance

Health information to match planting conditions suitable for growing the the rose cultivar of Little Butterfly.

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