AUSfirst rose
Rosa 'AUSfirst'
Royal Horticultural Society Garden Award of Merit
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size5 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Light pink to rose-pink, rose-pink center
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'AUSfirst' rose (Rosa 'AUSfirst') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Fragrant light pink to rose-pink flowers open from early to late summer. Bees visit the blooms. David C. H. Austin bred it.
Pairs well with Joe Pye weed, Ornamental onion, and Switchgrass.