Dark Desire rose
Rosa 'Dark Desire'
ADR 2015
USDA zones5 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Dark red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dark Desire' rose (Rosa 'Dark Desire') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Dark red, fragrant flowers open from early to late summer and attract bees. Tim-Hermann Kordes bred it in 2012. The upright plant grows 48 to 72 inches tall.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Niobe clematis, Coral Sunset peony, and Stained Glass hosta.