A Hardy Shrub Rose With Rich Red Blooms All Summer Long

Cinnamon Hearts Rose (Rosa 'Cinnamon Hearts') is a tough, cold-hardy shrub rose that pours out warm, rich red blooms from early summer to frost on a rounded, easy-care plant. Bred for northern gardens, it's disease-resistant and low-fuss — no spraying or elaborate winter protection required. Whether you want a season-long splash of red in a Maple Grove bed, a carefree flowering shrub in an Edina border, or a hardy mass planting along a Woodbury walk, Cinnamon Hearts delivers dependable color.

Cinnamon Hearts Rose Plant Details

Cinnamon Hearts Rose Uses in Minnesota Landscapes

Carefree Flowering Shrub

Cinnamon Hearts works like an easy flowering shrub — no spraying, no winter burial. Plant it in a mixed bed or foundation planting for months of warm red color with very little upkeep, a great fit for busy Twin Cities yards.

Bold Color in a Sunny Border

Its rich red blooms anchor a sunny perennial border and pop against silver or chartreuse foliage and blue-flowered companions like catmint or balloon flower.

Mass Planting or Low Hedge

At 3–4 feet, it makes a glowing informal hedge or mass planting along a walk or drive. Space plants about 3 feet apart for a continuous run of red.

Best Time to Plant Cinnamon Hearts Rose in Minnesota

Plant in spring (May, after the ground thaws) for the longest establishment window, or in early fall (late August–mid September) so roots settle in before freeze. Avoid planting in peak summer heat, and never plant after mid-October or before spring thaw.

How to Plant Cinnamon Hearts Rose

1. Choose a full-sun spot with good air circulation — it reduces leaf disease and maximizes bloom.
2. Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball and just as deep, so the crown sits at or slightly above grade. As an own-root rose, there's no graft union to bury.
3. Loosen heavy clay and mix 25–30% compost into the backfill for drainage and nutrition.
4. Set the plant, backfill, and firm gently to remove air pockets; water in thoroughly.
5. Build a shallow watering basin, then mulch 2–3 inches with shredded bark, kept an inch off the stems.
6. Water deeply at the base — keep foliage dry to discourage blackspot.

Watering Cinnamon Hearts Rose in Minnesota

First Year Watering Schedule

Weeks 1–2: water deeply every 2–3 days. Month 1–2: about twice a week. Month 3–6: roughly weekly during active growth, more in heat, easing off when rainfall is adequate. Always water at the base in the morning so leaves dry quickly. Stop watering 2–3 weeks before the ground freezes — usually late October — so the plant hardens off for winter.

After Year One

An established Cinnamon Hearts needs supplemental water mainly during dry spells — a deep soak about once a week in hot, rain-free weather. Mulch keeps the roots cool and evenly moist.

Will Cinnamon Hearts Rose survive a Minnesota winter? Yes — easily. It's rated to USDA zone 3 and needs little to no special winter protection in the Twin Cities. Because it's own-root, even a severe winter that kills the top growth won't change the plant — it regrows true to type from the base.

Does it rebloom? Yes — it flowers repeatedly from early summer to frost, especially with occasional deadheading.

Do I need to spray it? Generally no. Cinnamon Hearts has strong disease resistance; good sun, air flow, and base watering keep it healthy without a spray program.

How big does it get? About 3–4 feet tall and wide — a manageable, rounded shrub that fits beds, borders, and foundation plantings.

Should I prune it? A light early-spring cleanup — remove dead or weak canes after the buds swell — keeps it shapely and blooming well.

You May Also Like

• Campfire Rose — a zone-3 hardy shrub rose with color-shifting yellow-to-red blooms.
• Champlain Rose — an Explorer-series zone-3 red shrub rose.
• Cherry Frost Rose — a hardy repeat-blooming red landscape rose.
• Carefree Wonder Rose — a tough pink landscape rose with excellent disease resistance.
• William Baffin Rose — a vigorous zone-3 climbing rose for trellises and fences.

How Many Cinnamon Hearts Rose Do I Need?

For a continuous informal hedge or mass planting, space Cinnamon Hearts about 3 feet apart (the plant's own recommended spacing for a solid run of red):

For a bed accent, a group of 3 in a triangle at 3-foot spacing reads as one big drift of red. A single plant works fine beside a walk or front step — give it a 4-foot circle.

Cinnamon Hearts Rose Season-by-Season in Minnesota

• Spring: Canes leaf out in May with clean, disease-resistant foliage; a light cleanup of winterkilled tips is all the pruning it asks for.
• Summer: The main event — wave after wave of warm, rich red double blooms from June onward, heaviest in early summer and repeating steadily with occasional deadheading.
• Fall: Blooming continues right up to frost, often into October — one of the last shots of true red in a Twin Cities garden.
• Winter: Dies back modestly in hard winters but is own-root and zone-3 hardy — it regrows true from the base every spring with no burial or wrapping needed.

At a Glance

✔ Pollinator-Friendly

Plant It With

• Campfire Rose — color-shifting yellow-to-red blooms beside Cinnamon Hearts' steady red for a warm two-tone rose bed.
• Champlain Rose — the classic Explorer-series red; mix the two for a longer, fuller red hedge.
• Cherry Frost Rose — another tough repeat-blooming red that matches its no-spray care routine.
• Carefree Wonder Rose — pink blooms that soften the red and share the same disease resistance.

Is Cinnamon Hearts Rose Right for Your Yard?

Cinnamon Hearts thrives in full sun (6+ hours) with good air circulation and decent drainage — give it that and it delivers red blooms from June to frost with no spray program and no winter burial. Not a fit if deer pressure is heavy and unfenced — deer resistance is low, so in high-browse neighborhoods plan on repellent or netting, or choose a deer-resistant shrub instead.