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 our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.