Double Delight rose
Rosa 'Double Delight'
Gold Medal,Gold Medal,AARS,Hall of Fame,Gamble Fragrance Award
USDA zones5 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall2 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Double Delight' rose (Rosa 'Double Delight') 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 or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Herbert C. Swim and Arnold W. Elis bred it. The creamy white and yellow flowers have strawberry red edges that deepen in the sun. The strong, sweet perfume is a treat, and plants rebloom all summer into fall.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Casa Blanca lily, Niobe clematis, and Ornamental onion.