G. Amedée Hammond rose
Rosa 'G. Amedée Hammond'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy, upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream, apricot shading, ages to tan
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'G. Amedée Hammond' rose (Rosa 'G. Amedée Hammond') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The fragrant blooms are cream with apricot shading and age to tan, and bees visit them. It blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Alexander Dickson II bred it in 1915.
Pairs well with Garden phlox, Creeping thyme, and Fountain grass.