Best Friends rose
Rosa 'Best Friends'
Award of Excellence
USDA zones5 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size16 to 20 inches tall
- Habit
- Compact
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and orange blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Best Friends' rose (Rosa 'Best Friends') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It stays compact at 16 to 20 inches tall and bears fragrant orange blooms that attract bees. Dennis A. Bridges bred it in 2001.
Pairs well with Anise hyssop, Blue sage, and Little bluestem.