Sugar Moon™ Rose on Fortuniana Rootstock

Crisp, elegant, and intensely fragrant, Sugar Moon™ on Fortuniana rootstock is a stunning white Hybrid Tea rose that brings together large, luminous blooms, classic flower form, and extraordinary perfume. Grafted onto vigorous Fortuniana rootstock, this beautiful variety is an especially appealing choice for Southern gardeners looking for a highly fragrant white rose with strong warm-climate performance.

Sugar Moon™ produces beautifully formed buds that unfurl into large, pure white flowers with the sophisticated high-centered form associated with classic Hybrid Tea roses. The bright white petals create a striking contrast against the plant's rich, glossy green foliage and make Sugar Moon™ an elegant addition to virtually any garden color palette.

But fragrance may be Sugar Moon™'s greatest attraction. Its blooms are known for their powerful, sweet perfume, making this a wonderful rose to plant near patios, walkways, entrances, and other areas where its fragrance can be enjoyed.

The large flowers are carried on long stems, making Sugar Moon™ an excellent choice for the cutting garden as well. With repeat flowering throughout the growing season and the added vigor of Fortuniana rootstock, Sugar Moon™ offers an irresistible combination of beauty, fragrance, and performance.

Key Features

Growing Information

Because Fortuniana can significantly increase vigor in favorable warm climates, mature plants may exceed standard published dimensions for Sugar Moon™.

Ideal Uses

✔ Fragrance Gardens
✔ Cutting Gardens
✔ Dedicated Rose Gardens
✔ Southern Gardens
✔ Formal Gardens
✔ Moon Gardens & White Gardens
✔ Mixed Borders
✔ Wedding Gardens
✔ Landscape Focal Points
✔ Fresh Floral Arrangements

Recommended Growing Regions

Sugar Moon™ on Fortuniana is particularly well suited to warmer rose-growing regions where Fortuniana rootstock can reach its full potential, including:

• Southeast

• Deep South

• Gulf Coast

• Florida

• Coastal Georgia & the Carolinas

• Texas

• Southwest

• Southern California

• Other mild-winter climates

Brilliant Pure White Blooms

The striking white flowers of Sugar Moon™ make this rose exceptionally versatile in garden design.

Its large, high-centered blooms emerge a remarkably clean, bright white, standing beautifully against the plant's dark green foliage. The neutral coloring allows Sugar Moon™ to complement virtually every other rose in the garden.

Pair it with blush and pale pink roses for a soft romantic garden, apricot and peach varieties for warmth, or deep burgundy and purple roses for dramatic contrast.

Sugar Moon™ is also a natural choice for a white or moon garden, where its luminous flowers can remain visually striking into the evening.

A Rose Grown for Fragrance

Sugar Moon™ isn't simply a beautiful white rose—fragrance is one of the reasons to grow it.

Its large flowers produce a remarkably strong, sweet rose perfume that can be appreciated both outdoors and when the flowers are brought inside.

Planting Sugar Moon™ near a porch, patio, garden bench, entrance, or frequently traveled walkway allows its fragrance to become part of the garden experience rather than simply something admired from a distance.

Exceptional for Cutting

Classic Hybrid Tea form, large flowers, long stems, and powerful fragrance make Sugar Moon™ an outstanding cutting rose.

Its pure white coloring provides a beautiful foundation for arrangements and pairs effortlessly with roses in almost any shade. It is particularly striking alongside:

• Blush pink

• Apricot

• Lavender

• Burgundy

• Deep red

• Soft yellow

A simple vase filled entirely with Sugar Moon™ can be equally spectacular, creating an elegant display while bringing its beautiful perfume indoors.

Why Choose Fortuniana Rootstock?

Fortuniana is especially prized by rose growers in warm, humid climates and regions with sandy soils because of its vigorous and extensive root system.

Potential advantages include:

• Larger, more vigorous plants

• Faster establishment under favorable conditions

• Extensive root development

• Increased bloom production

• Outstanding heat and humidity tolerance

• Excellent performance in sandy soils

• Improved drought resilience once established

• Potential for exceptionally large, long-lived rose plants

For Southern gardeners, the pairing is particularly appealing: Sugar Moon™ provides the pristine flowers and extraordinary fragrance above ground, while Fortuniana supplies the vigorous root system below.

Because this rose is grafted, remove any shoots originating from below the graft union. These shoots are growth from the Fortuniana rootstock and should not be allowed to compete with Sugar Moon™.

Sugar Moon™ vs. Other White Roses

For gardeners building a collection of white roses, Sugar Moon™ offers a distinctly classic Hybrid Tea look.

Where a rose such as Bolero® provides an extremely full, romantic rosette, Sugar Moon™ offers a more traditional high-centered, long-stemmed flower. Its combination of pure white coloring and exceptionally strong fragrance makes it particularly desirable for gardeners who love classic exhibition-style roses.

It also pairs beautifully with Pope John Paul II™, creating a spectacular white-rose planting filled with large flowers and fragrance.

Why You'll Love Sugar Moon™ on Fortuniana

• Brilliant pure white flowers

• Large, classic high-centered Hybrid Tea blooms

• Exceptionally strong, sweet fragrance

• Long stems make it excellent for cutting

• Glossy dark green foliage beautifully showcases the white flowers

• Repeat flowering provides successive flushes throughout the growing season

• Gorgeous choice for white and moon gardens

• Elegant for wedding and formal garden settings

• Fortuniana rootstock provides exceptional vigor in suitable warm climates

• Particularly appealing for hot, humid Southern gardens

• A beautiful combination of classic rose form, fragrance, and performance

For gardeners searching for a white rose that offers more than beautiful color, Sugar Moon™ on Fortuniana rootstock is an exceptional choice. Its luminous white flowers, classic Hybrid Tea form, intoxicating fragrance, repeat-blooming habit, and vigorous Fortuniana root system make it a standout for Southern rose gardens, fragrance gardens, cutting beds, and elegant landscapes.