Columbus Queen rose
Rosa 'Columbus Queen'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Columbus Queen' rose (Rosa 'Columbus Queen') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Pink blend blooms are fragrant and appear in late spring, early to late summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Armstrong Nursery introduced it in 1962.
Pairs well with Spotted beebalm, Little bluestem, and Blue Chiffon rose of sharon.