Fireball rose
Rosa 'Fireball'
Gold Star of the South Pacific
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-red and orange-red blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fireball' rose (Rosa 'Fireball') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and cut flowers, and it also works as a specimen. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The upright plant has dark green leaves and fragrant orange-red blooms that appear in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Rob Somerfield bred it in 2017.
Pairs well with Woolly yarrow, Blue grama, and Salal.