Altissimo rose
Rosa 'Altissimo'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size7 to 15 feet tall
- Habit
- Tall, climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Altissimo' rose (Rosa 'Altissimo') is a vine for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist soil of most types. Medium red blooms are fragrant and open in late spring, summer, and autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers. Delbard-Chabert bred it in 1966.
Pairs well with Nelly Moser clematis, Catmint, Lavender, and Ornamental onion.