Black Forest Rose rose
Rosa 'Black Forest Rose'
ADR
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2.5 to 4 feet tallup to 20 inches wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Forest Rose' rose (Rosa 'Black Forest Rose') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, 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 has a bushy form, dark green leaves, and fragrant, medium red blooms that open in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. Tim-Hermann Kordes bred it in 2010.
Pairs well with Garden phlox, Switchgrass, and Casa Blanca lily.