Excelsa rose
Rosa 'Excelsa'
Gertrude M. Hubbard
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size10 to 20 feet tall
- Habit
- Small, glossy foliage
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Cerise, white center, ages to scarlet
- Foliage color
- Small, glossy foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Excelsa' rose (Rosa 'Excelsa') is a shrub for cottage gardens, specimens, privacy screens, and pollinator 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. Cerise blooms with white centers age to scarlet from early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers, and the small leaves are glossy. Michael H. Walsh bred it.
Pairs well with Niobe clematis, Stargazer lily, Creeping phlox, and Maltese cross.