Adonis rose
Rosa 'Adonis'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size8.5 to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy, upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light yellow
- Foliage color
- Green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Adonis' rose (Rosa 'Adonis') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It has a bushy, upright habit and light yellow flowers with a sweet scent. Blooms come in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. Sealand Nurseries bred it in 1922.
Pairs well with Clary sage, Blue star, Lily, and Butterfly bush.