Cape Cod rose
Rosa 'Cape Cod'
Silver Medal
USDA zones4 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light pink
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cape Cod' rose (Rosa 'Cape Cod') is a shrub for borders, hedges, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It has a spreading habit and grows about 35 to 47 inches tall and wide. Clusters of single, light pink blooms are fragrant and attract bees. Pernille Olesen and Mogens Nyegaard Olesen bred it in 1995.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Hummelo betony, and Gladiator ornamental onion.