Brother Cadfael rose
Rosa 'Brother Cadfael'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium pink
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Brother Cadfael' rose (Rosa 'Brother Cadfael') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. David C. H. Austin bred it. The fragrant, medium pink flowers attract butterflies and bees. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Clematis, Ornamental onion, and Japanese forest grass.