Desmond Tutu rose
Rosa 'Desmond Tutu'
Best Shrub Rose
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 3 feet tallup to 2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Semi-glossy, medium green foliage
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Desmond Tutu' rose (Rosa 'Desmond Tutu') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Medium red, fragrant blooms open from early to late summer and attract bees. Tim-Hermann Kordes bred it in 2008.
Pairs well with Coral Sunset peony, Star Gazer lily, and Niobe clematis.