Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate occasionally to infrequently – surprisingly drought tolerant once established and is quite cold hardy to below 0° F and good in USDA zones 4-10. A great choice for containers, garden banks and as a large-scale groundcover. It is a durable rose that tolerates shade and occasional hard pruning - we've heard of people that use a lawnmower to keep it low!

Rosa Ralph's Creeper is a modern hybrid was created by Ralph Moore, the legendary California miniature rose hybridizer, by crossing 'Papoose', a Climbing Miniature (1955) with 'Playboy', a Cluster-flowered Floribunda (1976). A mass planting of this rose can be seen along Hollister Ave. in front of the vegetable stand on the south side of our nursery. After Bear Creek Gardens decided not to continue growing this rose, San Marcos Growers was the only nursery licensed to grow and sell this rose while still under patent protection. The US Plant Patent PP6,548 issued in January 17, 1989, has since now expired. 

The information displayed on this page about Rosa Ralph's Creeper ['Morpapplay'] is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.