Christopher Stone rose
Rosa 'Christopher Stone'
Gold Medal,Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Scarlet, crimson shading, golden-yellow stamens, very wide petals
- Foliage color
- Medium green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Christopher Stone' rose (Rosa 'Christopher Stone') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The fragrant scarlet blooms have crimson shading, golden-yellow stamens, and wide petals. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Herbert Robinson bred it in 1935.
Pairs well with Sea holly, Smoketree, and Fountain grass.