Clytemnestra rose
Rosa 'Clytemnestra'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy, climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Salmon-pink to yellow
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Clytemnestra' rose (Rosa 'Clytemnestra') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and hedges. 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 blooms open salmon-pink to yellow and attract bees. Reverend Joseph Hardwick Pemberton bred it in 1915. It has a bushy, climbing habit.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Baby's breath, and Queen of Night tulip.